Rachel Skerritt

High school principal and novelist living in Boston

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High school principal and novelist living in Boston, Author of When the Lights Go Down

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Barack Obama declared that Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday should begin a new tradition of service.

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Barack Obama declared that Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday should begin a new tradition of service.

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Barack Obama declared that Dr.

From King to Obama: America Receives It’s First Black President

Barack Obama declared that Dr.

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