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On the recordApril 18, 2021
The things that we need to do on systemic racism, I said, we`re a proud state, but we`re a state that needs to come to grips with our own history. We`re a state that needs to have that conversation. We`re a nation that needs to have that conversation.
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Tim Walz
Democratic · Minnesota
Source
msnbc.com

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Tim Walz emphasizes the need for a conversation on systemic racism and acknowledges the state's history.

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