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Emanuel Cleaver: If you don't think there is discrimination, there is no point in trying to stop people from discriminating.

On the recordMay 7, 2019
If you don't think there is discrimination, there is no point in trying to stop people from discriminating.
Said by
Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Cleaver emphasizes the need to acknowledge discrimination to address it effectively.

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