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        <title>Celebrating the goals and ideals of the first International Day for People of African Descent, particularly the principle that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and well-being of their societies".</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hres615v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-11-29">
            <action-date>2021-08-31</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p>This resolution celebrates the first International Day for People of African Descent and expresses a commitment to a legislative agenda that eliminates persistent racial inequalities in the United States.</p>]]></summary-text>
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        <dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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