He asked a former senator and governor of Massachusetts, Edward Everett, to give the dedication speech.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

But other African Americans, including journalist Juan Williams, who spoke at the dedication, supported re-marking the "White" and "Colored" entrances.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

There were barriers. With dedication and perseverance anyone in this country can do anything they put their mind to and there are no limits.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

"This is a place of healing." he told the audience at the dedication.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

"You know winning a gold medal on the field of play is one thing that speaks to your hard work and your dedication to being an elite athlete.

VOA: standard.2010.02.27

I mean,I found a new love for the sport, a new dedication."

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

"If it had not been for them, I would not be here today," Wilson says the dedication of the Japanese American soldiers was all the more remarkable given the fact that they had left behind their families in internment camps where the U.S.government had placed them out of fear that they might help Japan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04