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2023-12-18 05:48:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C83A75DBBEF0743D2FF943BB33C399B0932EF3506247BF43B32B9F4242D3F45B
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NNN. Per source: "McKinley [...] announced that the federal government would now begin tending Confederate graves since these dead represented 'a tribute to American valor.' The speech impressed many Southerners, who saw it as a grand gesture of reconciliation." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_Memorial_(Arlington_National_Cemetery)
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