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Allen Buansi - On working across the aisle (clip)

Interviewed by Kathryn Wall on September 24, 2024

Allen Buansi - On working across the aisle (clip)

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Oral history interview of Buansi, Allen conducted by Wall, Kathryn on September 24, 2024 at Marian Cheek Jackson Center, Chapel Hill, NC.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Allen Buansi - On working across the aisle (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed July 16, 2025, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/allen-buansi-on-working-across-the-aisle-clip.

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