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Gavin Newsom: “The same people that probably will argue against blacks marrying whites in the late '40s here in California.”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2004
The same people that probably will argue against blacks marrying whites in the late '40s here in California.
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Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Newsom draws a parallel between current opposition to same-sex marriage and past racial discrimination.

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