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Harold Washington

"I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped."

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"Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals."
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"That fallacy flies in the face of studies that show, every day, in every way, things are getting a little worse for America's minorities relative to the progress made by those in the top percentiles of assets and income."
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"What is so remarkable about the success of affirmative action is that it has been accomplished despite the Justice Department and the policies of the federal government."
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"I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped."
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