More than 40 members of Congress serving right now would be older than them. Ruby Bridges, who was the first black child to desegregate an all white school, is only 71 years old. More than 100 members of Congress serving right now are older than [Ruby Bridges]. her. So attacks on the Smithsonian or any other institution that's willing to tell the true history of America is not only an attempt to rewrite history, it's an attempt to erase history. (01:07–01:11)
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