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Katherine Harris: I don’t think America is a racist country, but we also do have to speak truth about the history of racism in our country…

On the recordApril 28, 2021
I don’t think America is a racist country, but we also do have to speak truth about the history of racism in our country and its existence today. It does not help to heal our country, to unify us as a people to ignore the realities of that.
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Katherine Harris
Republican · Florida
Source
msnbc.com

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Vice President Kamala Harris responds to Senator Scott's comments on racism in America, emphasizing the need to acknowledge historical and current realities.

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