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Ron DeSantis: You think about what MLK stood for. He said he didn’t want people judged on the color of their skin, but on the content…

On the recordDecember 15, 2021
You think about what MLK stood for. He said he didn’t want people judged on the color of their skin, but on the content of their character.
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Ron DeSantis
Florida
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

DeSantis references Martin Luther King Jr. while discussing a new law related to Critical Race Theory.

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