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Eric Holder: Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial, we have always been and we…

On the recordFebruary 17, 2009
Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial, we have always been and we -- I believe continue to be in too many ways essentially a 'nation of cowards.'
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Eric Holder discusses the uncomfortable nature of racial issues in America, suggesting that the country avoids confronting these matters.

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