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Eric Holder: “Trayvon's death last spring caused me to sit down and have a conversation with my own 15-year-old son, like my dad did…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2013
Trayvon's death last spring caused me to sit down and have a conversation with my own 15-year-old son, like my dad did with me. This was a father-son tradition I hoped would not need to be handed down. But as a father who loves his son, and who is more knowing in the ways of the world, I had to do this to protect my boy.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder reflects on the personal impact of Trayvon Martin's death on his parenting.

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