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African American

irisblue

(34,405 posts) Sat Jul 16, 2022, 10:24 AM Jul 2022

Officer Dunn and a tweet from this morning.

Link to tweet

His acknowledgement that slaves helped build the US Capitol is an important point.

I feel the need to add this information about the slaves who built the White House & US Capitol for completeness sake.

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/enslaved-labor-and-the-construction-of-the-u-s-capitol

https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2001/nr01-30.html

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Officer Dunn and a tweet from this morning. (Original Post) irisblue Jul 2022 OP

This man is a class act beyond words. nevergiveup Jul 2022 #1

He should be in a leadership role Deuxcents Jul 2022 #2

Wow, pure class... secondwind Jul 2022 #3

And, you know, in red states, Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #4

It's good to see him back on the job. rogue emissary Jul 2022 #5

nevergiveup

(4,815 posts)

1. This man is a class act beyond words.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jul 16, 2022, 10:29 AM

Jul 2022

Personally I consider him an American hero.

Deuxcents

(20,077 posts)

2. He should be in a leadership role

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jul 16, 2022, 10:31 AM

Jul 2022

Like an elected office. Maybe one that oversees the Capital police. His heart is in it.

secondwind

(16,903 posts)

3. Wow, pure class...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jul 16, 2022, 10:53 AM

Jul 2022

Diamond_Dog

(35,133 posts)

4. And, you know, in red states,

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jul 16, 2022, 11:13 AM

Jul 2022

This fact about who built the Capitol and the WH would be banned in classrooms because righties would consider it CRT

rogue emissary

(3,218 posts)

5. It's good to see him back on the job.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jul 16, 2022, 03:48 PM

Jul 2022

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