Build a building that would be a memorial and a tribute, quote, to the negros contributions to the achieve ams of america. 1929. Calvin coolidge signed that law, and that law authorized the creation of this National Memorial and tribute. It also provided exactly zero dollars to do that with. And so the idea of a National Memorial, a national tribute, a physical commemoration in washington, d. C. , of the contribution of africanamericans to the achievements of the United States of america, that idea, although law, that idea, although officially something we are working on, it just sort of held negative space for decades. All right, that idea that sort of National Commemorative space, it existed in theory, but not in practice. It was not until 40 years after Calvin Coolidge signed that law, it wasnt until the late 60s when the idea first got revived and got more attention, more Energy Behind it and it was not until 20 years after that in the late 80s when congress started considering bil
Contribution of africanamericans to the achievements of the United States of america, that idea, although law, that idea, although officially something we are working on, it just sort of held negative space for decades. All right, that idea that sort of National Commemorative space, it existed in theory, but not in practice. It was not until 40 years after Calvin Coolidge signed that law, it wasnt until the late 60s when the idea first got revived and got more attention, more Energy Behind it and it was not until 20 years after that in the late 80s when congress started considering bills to actually do it. Most of them from congressman john lewis of georgia. Bills that would start the planning process in earnest and start working toward building this tribute, this memorial, this monument. It was not until the 21st century and not until 2001 that they finally passed actual dollars. They appropriated the first actual money to start planning in earnest and it was not until now. It was not
Memorial, a national tribute, a physical commemoration in washington, d. C. , of the contribution of africanamericans to the achievements of the United States of america, that idea although law, that idea although officially something we were working on, it sort of held negative space for decades. That idea, that sort of National Commemorative space, it existed in theory but not in practice. It was not until 40 years after coolidge signed the law, until the late 60s when the idea first got revived, got more attention, more Energy Behind it, it was not until 20 years after that in the late 80s when congress started considering bills to actually do it. Most from congressman john lewis of georgia, bills that would actually start the planning process in earnest, starts working towards build start working towards building this tribute, this monument. It was not until the 21st century, 2001, that they finally passed actual dollars. They appropriated the first actual money to start planning i
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