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Burgess Owens: “What's truly racist is this condescending soft bigotry of low expectation that have far too long plagued my community.”

On the recordJune 21, 2022
What's truly racist is this condescending soft bigotry of low expectation that have far too long plagued my community.
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Burgess Owens
Republican · Utah

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Owens criticizes the low expectations placed on Black Americans in sports and society.

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