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Source: The Daily Beast

9-2-17

The Preacher Whose Statue Was Booted for Reagan

by Gil Troy

A decade ago, the anti-slavery preacher Thomas Starr King was removed from the Capitol and replaced by Ronald Reagan. Maybe his statue should be placed in a certain white house.

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The Preacher Whose Statue Was Booted for Reagan

by Gil Troy