[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 171 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S6021]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    BLACK REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, America's founding principles, including 
that all men are created equal and endowed by our Creator with 
unalienable rights, are timeless and apply equally to all Americans.
  Commitment to these founding principles is what ties us together as 
Americans, so it is vital that all Americans feel connected to them.
  That is why I have been working for years to establish a memorial on 
the National Mall to those Black Revolutionary War patriots who fought 
for our founding ideals.
  I commend to all Americans the insights of the founder of the 
organization working to build this memorial, who argues that these 
patriots' service and sacrifice completed the Founders' vision.
  (At the request of Mr. Durbin, the following statement was ordered to 
be printed in the Record.)

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