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Julian Bond

Julian Bond

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1980
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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon
Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin

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1989
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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon
President Gerald Ford

President Gerald Ford

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1979
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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon
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Sailboat scene

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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon
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Fred Thomas Laughon
President Gerald Ford

President Gerald Ford

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1979
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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon
Dorothy Irene Height

Dorothy Irene Height

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1980
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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon
Samuel Jackson

Samuel Jackson

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1980
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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon
William J. Brennan Jr. and Mary Fowler Brennan

William J. Brennan Jr. and Mary Fowler Brennan

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1987
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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon
Dr. Martin Luther King

Dr. Martin Luther King

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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon
Dick Gregory

Dick Gregory

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1980
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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon
Carl Holman

Carl Holman

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1980
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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon
Bryan Allen

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1980
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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon
Vernon Jordan

Vernon Jordan

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1980
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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon
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Gunston Hall

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1979
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Nel Laughon Helen Laughon

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