Civil rights statutes were enacted because sometimes those in positions of power prey on the relatively powerless or discriminate against those who are unlike themselves.
Tina Smith: “Civil rights statutes were enacted because sometimes those in positions of power prey on the relatively powerless or…”
On the recordApril 9, 2018
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Senator Smith discusses the need for civil rights protections.
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