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Steve Cohen: “When the rights of African Americans can't be protected by the locals, then the Civil Rights Division should come in”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2020
When the rights of African Americans can't be protected by the locals, then the Civil Rights Division should come in
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen emphasizes the need for federal intervention in protecting civil rights when local authorities fail.

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