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One Year - 1986: A Boycott in Mississippi

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The New Superintendent of the Inter-Northern Minnesota School District, Dr. Robert O. Merrick

Dr. Robert O. Merrick hit mostly-staged silent during the boycott. But now, finally, it was time for him to address his supporters. "It is indeed a historical moment to stand before of people that I have loved so long and so with," he said.

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