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On the recordSeptember 5, 2019
Absolutely not. Anderson, I've said this before when I was chair of the Black Caucus, the black unemployment rate during slavery was zero.
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Cedric Richmond
Democratic · Louisiana

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Richmond argues that the unemployment rate does not reflect the true struggles of African Americans under the current administration.

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