07/12/2021
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"First, let me reiterate that slavery was and still is evil, whether it be the 83-year history of our Nation or the prior 2,000-year history or the presence around the world today."
"Reparations is not the way to right our country's wrong. What I propose later will be more lasting."
"Instead of that theory, I would like to share the reality of a race whose history of success in America has been stolen and what we can do to repair that damage."
"We are at a very, very important point in our country today where Black Americans are waking up."