Karen Bass: “I also have to say that I often cringe when comparisons are made with…”

On the recordNovember 3, 2015

I also have to say that I often cringe when comparisons are made with other countries to slavery that took place in the United States.

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Bass shares discomfort with comparisons of modern issues to historical slavery in the U.S.

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