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On the recordMay 5, 2020
Are we addressing in a realistic way systematic racism, systemic racism, and the toxic vestiges we have of slavery? Are we looking at voter suppression?
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Katherine Clark
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Clark emphasizes the need to confront systemic racism and voter suppression.

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