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Julian Bond: “What is the basis of it then, the study, the basis of the assumptions that you are making?”

On the recordSeptember 5, 1996
What is the basis of it then, the study, the basis of the assumptions that you are making?
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Questioning the assumptions behind a study during a debate.

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