Today, Merrick Garland talked about the Department of Justice having been created during reconstruction to fulfill the guarantees of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments which was to ensure that Black people would be full citizens and particularly to protect their right to vote.
Merrick Garland discusses the historical role of the Department of Justice in protecting civil rights.
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