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On the recordMay 18, 2021
If we can't fully account for one of the worst incidents of racial violence in the United States, then who are we as a people and what does this country actually stand for?
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Calls for accountability regarding the Tulsa massacre and its historical significance.

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