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On the recordDecember 9, 2020
And I think you had a great analogy when you compare it to what happened with apartheid in South Africa. They feel that we are less than them, and that's why racism is a national crisis.
Said by
Joyce Beatty
Democratic · Ohio
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Beatty draws a parallel between current racism in the U.S. and apartheid in South Africa, emphasizing the national crisis of racism.

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