I think the mail that you got from my State tends to dramatize to the Nation and to all of us that the scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society. So we must still act. We must still speak. And thank you.
Elijah Lewis: “I think the mail that you got from my State tends to dramatize to the Nation and to all of us that the scars and stains…”
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Addressing the ongoing issue of racism in American society.
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