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Lindsey Graham: “To separate them from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of…”

On the recordJune 30, 2010
To separate them from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham discusses the implications of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling.

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