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On the recordMay 17, 2017
the Federal Government historically has been a place that has been open to people facing serious discrimination in the private sector like women, like African Americans
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin discusses the historical role of federal jobs in combating discrimination.

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