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Alexis Coe, Presidential Historian and New York Times bestselling author.
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Eric Foner, historian.
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Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
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Janet Napolitano, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.
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Marcia Chatelain, historian.
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Marcus Nevius, historian.
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Ramesh Ponnuru, political journalist.
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Steven Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Tamara Tunie.
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