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On the recordJuly 8, 2024
This is why, when I would ask some of my constituents, where do you live, where do you work, and where do you go to school, they often respond with, 'across the tracks,' which serves not just as an answer, but a statement of the persisting injustice and disproportionate burdens placed on so many communities of color.
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Emmett Wilson
Democratic · Florida

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Wilson discusses the ongoing impact of segregation on communities of color.

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