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Summer Lee: H.R. 40 is intended to begin an national conversation about how to confront the brutal mistreatment of African Americans…

On the recordJune 18, 2019
H.R. 40 is intended to begin an national conversation about how to confront the brutal mistreatment of African Americans during chattel slavery, Jim Crow segregation, and the enduring structure of racism that remains endemic to our society today.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the purpose of H.R. 40 regarding reparations and racial justice.

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