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Related: About this forumOfficer Dunn and a tweet from this morning.
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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
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nevergiveup
(4,815 posts)1. This man is a class act beyond words.
Personally I consider him an American hero.
Deuxcents
(19,695 posts)2. He should be in a leadership role
Like an elected office. Maybe one that oversees the Capital police. His heart is in it.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)3. Wow, pure class...
Diamond_Dog
(34,613 posts)4. And, you know, in red states,
This fact about who built the Capitol and the WH would be banned in classrooms because righties would consider it CRT
rogue emissary
(3,215 posts)5. It's good to see him back on the job.