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David Boren: We've got to stop. It's an epidemic in this country. And we celebrate Selma and we think that those kind of things are…

On the recordMarch 10, 2015
We've got to stop. It's an epidemic in this country. And we celebrate Selma and we think that those kind of things are over with and yet we see it.
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David Boren
Oklahoma

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Boren emphasizes the need to address and combat racism in society.

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