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On the recordJuly 26, 2022
The official policy of the Federal Government of the United States ends up pitting African Americans and Native Americans against each other in this terribly unfortunate historic circumstance.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses the historical conflict between African Americans and Native Americans due to federal policies.

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