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For Jeff Berry, who began teaching kindergarten two school days before 9-11, this class was so important to him that he gave their high school graduation speech.

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While at Howard University in Washington, D.C., actor LeVar Burton, who's known for hosting the children's show Reading Rainbow, delivered a speech about resilience and progress in America.