Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 7, 2022
I will join with my colleagues in the NAACP and every other civil rights organization doing what is necessary to call these people out.
Said by
Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Clyburn states his intention to work with civil rights organizations to hold accountable those obstructing voting rights, comparing them to historical figures like Strom Thurmond.

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