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Reverend Al Sharpton, Jr. (left) is escorted through the halls of the Department of Agriculture, by Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Dr. Joe Leonard on Monday, February 28, 2011; in Washington, D.C. Rev. Sharpton is the keynote speaker at today’s African American History Month Program; his topic is “Civil Rights in the Age of Obama.” On their left and right are portraits of past Secretaries of Agriculture, Orville Lothrop Freeman (in office 1961-1969) and Charles Franklin Brannan (1948-1953). USDA photo by Lance Cheung.
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Reverend Al Sharpton, Jr. (left) is escorted through the halls of the Department of Agriculture, by Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Dr. Joe Leonard on Monday, February 28, 2011; in Washington, D.C. Rev. Sharpton is the keynote speaker at today’s African American History Month Program; his topic is “Civil Rights in the Age of Obama.” On their left and right are portraits of past Secretaries of Agriculture, Orville Lothrop Freeman (in office 1961-1969) and Charles Franklin Brannan (1948-1953). USDA photo by Lance Cheung.