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Merrick Garland: “The Department pursued White supremacists who sought to deny newly-freed slaves their rights under the Constitution.”

On the recordMay 11, 2021
The Department pursued White supremacists who sought to deny newly-freed slaves their rights under the Constitution.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Garland highlights the historical fight against white supremacists by the Justice Department.

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