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Gregory Meeks: I know of a group that still exists in America that was responsible for a whole lot of deaths. They are called…

On the recordApril 25, 2018
I know of a group that still exists in America that was responsible for a whole lot of deaths. They are called lynchings. They are called the Ku Klux Klan.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Meeks highlights historical violence by certain groups in America to argue against generalizations about immigrants.

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