I have every respect for opinion and speech that expresses hatred toward me because I'm an African American, but not violence.
Summer Lee: “I have every respect for opinion and speech that expresses hatred toward me because I'm an African American, but not…”
On the recordJuly 13, 2015
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Jackson Lee condemns violence while acknowledging freedom of speech regarding racial hatred.
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