‘We Must Own Up To Our Mistakes’: Dem Lawmaker Says GOP Colleagues Seek To ‘Ignore History’ (Forbes Breaking News)

On the House floor, Rep. James Langevin (D-RI) talked about the lack of education he received growing up on Juneteenth, and called out his Republican colleagues for seeking to «ignore history, as inconvenient and uncomfortable as it may be,» and to embrace an education of American history that includes the nation’s mistakes.

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‘We Must Own Up To Our Mistakes’: Dem Lawmaker Says GOP Colleagues Seek To ‘Ignore History’