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Stephanie Tubbs Jones: “Did you know that there are proportionately more African American and proportionately fewer white servicemen in the…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2007
Did you know that there are proportionately more African American and proportionately fewer white servicemen in the military than in the comparable civilian workforce? In other words, there are greater numbers of African Americans serving in the military than in the workforce of the United States of America. That presents a problem.

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Discussing racial demographics in the military compared to the civilian workforce.

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