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Al Green: “The pain is not eased simply because it was done without intentionality.”

On the recordJuly 11, 2017
The pain is not eased simply because it was done without intentionality.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

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Al Green emphasizes that unintentional discrimination still causes significant harm.

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