Ronald Reagan: “I believe what black Americans need more, or most, is more…”

On the recordJune 26, 1984

I believe what black Americans need more, or most, is more opportunity, more enterprise, a bigger cash box, and economic emancipation.

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Republican · California

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Remarks to Members of the National Association of Minority Contractors

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