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Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer.
Alphonso Jackson
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Alphonso Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 9
Former United States Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development
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I was soon drawn to the Republican Party because I realized that it truly, not just rhetorically, believed in equality.
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The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.
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