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Oscar De Priest, the first Black to serve in Congress in the 20th century, was born in Florence, Alabama in 1871.

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President's Weekly Address - 1/22/11

POSTED: January 22, 2011, 12:00 am

President Obama discusses the steps he is taking to make America competitive in the global economy, and explains his choice of the CEO of General Electric to head the new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.

Source: The White House

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