All Americans should be proud of what each has contributed to what America is all about, but each person must pay his or her dues, Elisha Sigust says.
“Our young people — young people, period — ought to know the contributions that people like myself, of color, have made and still are making — all kinds of contributions to our country,” Sigust said. “We’re all Americans and we should all be proud of what all of us have contributed to what America is all about.”
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