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Cory Booker: The reason we are where we are right now is because of overtly racist policies, not 400 years ago, just in my lifetime…

On the recordSeptember 11, 2019
The reason we are where we are right now is because of overtly racist policies, not 400 years ago, just in my lifetime, that were red-lining communities and disinvesting in communities.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussion on racial disparities and segregation

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