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  3. House renames press gallery after Frederick Douglass in bipartisan recognition of Black history

House renames press gallery after Frederick Douglass in bipartisan recognition of Black history

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By MATT BROWN

WASHINGTON (AP) — The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the abolitionist, writer and presidential adviser Frederick Douglass in a bipartisan move brokered by Black lawmakers.

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