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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “D.C. Statehood is a racial justice issue. And racism kills.”

On the recordMarch 21, 2021
D.C. Statehood is a racial justice issue. And racism kills.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the importance of D.C. statehood as a matter of racial justice.

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