He lays out his platform, both domestic and foreign, though it covers little new ground for those who have followed Ellison’s career. In his book, on sale on Tuesday, Ellison looks to fit both himself and his platform into where the United States is today: he sees equality as spreading as quickly as ever before, but argues the United States has a long way to go before everyone is on a level playing field, and if only Congress would institute his more liberal policies, we’d get there more quickly. He wrote that he draws as much inspiration from that version of the song as the more famous one, and that, taken together, they paint a picture of an imperfect country making progress toward liberty and equality. Keith Ellison prints the lyrics of an 1843 abolitionist version of the titular song, one lamenting slavery in America and heralding the day it would end. WASHINGTON - Early in his new memoir, “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” Rep. JanuEllison book highlights his faith and race in America
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