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Need To Know | In Perspective: Religion in America | PBS

Duration: 03:48
Program: Need to Know #119
Broadcast Date: Sep. 10, 2010

Recalling America's remarkable tolerance after the attacks on September 11, 2001, NEED TO KNOW host Jon Meacham argues that Americans are our best selves not when we rage against differences, but when we honor them.

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Post Date: September 11, 2010