Hakeem Jeffries actually said...

Well, this is a great country. We have come a long way. We still have a long way to go. But the reality is, systemic racism has been in the soil of this country for 401 years.

Context

Discussing systemic racism and its impact on law enforcement treatment of African-American lawmakers.

03/29/2021

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