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On the recordJuly 26, 2021
I don't think everybody does understand what Jim Crow really was and the dark era that it was in our nation.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Johnson argues that many people do not grasp the historical significance of Jim Crow.

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