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Word: asterisk (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that school is starting again, and little kids all over the world will be studying about our great American democracy, wouldn't it be a kind gesture for Congress to add an asterisk to that phrase about Liberty, Equality and Justice for all saying: "Except Negroes"? It would do so much to help relieve all the confusion and doubt the world over about our being a nation of hypocrites...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 24, 1956 | 9/24/1956 | See Source »

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