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Jerry Nadler: “My resolution emphasized that, while slavery was our Nation's original sin, the underlying sin of anti-Black racism did…”

On the recordJune 18, 2019
My resolution emphasized that, while slavery was our Nation's original sin, the underlying sin of anti-Black racism did not end with the Civil War and the 13th Amendment.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler discusses the ongoing impact of racism beyond the abolition of slavery.

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