From London, the latest war news was broadcast in Norwegian, along with a message and information network which became vital to the resistance movement and which gave the people in Norway inspiration and hope of liberation.

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So Douglass especially promoted, championed his interracial friendship as a kind of test case, on-the-ground example of how democracy could work, and in his hope, an inspiration for others in the United States.

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Their inspiration gives me hope that we can make a difference with On the Board in the lives of these women and in the lives of the many young women who have come to GWSB to learn about business and embark on a business career that values them as it values their male colleagues.

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