James Abourezk
Overview
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
in the U.S. Senate
United States Senate
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from 1973 until 1979.
Born to Christian
Christian
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Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
parents, who had emigrated from the southern Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
village of EI-Kfeir, Abourezk was born in Wood
Wood, South Dakota
Wood is a town in Mellette County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 62 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wood is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
. He grew up near there and lived in South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
most of his life.
Between 1948 and 1952, Abourezk served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
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during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
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Quotations
The Arabs who were involved in 9/11 cooperated with the Zionists, actually. It was a cooperation. They gave them the perfect excuse to denounce all Arabs.
There's a direct correlation, we've found, between the demonization of Saddam Hussein|Saddam, and violent acts against Arab-Americans in this country.
The Arabs: Who they are, who they are not, from the Moyers collection