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Jonathan Jackson: “The code word for racism in this campaign has been the bus. It’s not the bus, it’s us. I think that the fundamental…”

On the recordDecember 24, 2022
The code word for racism in this campaign has been the bus. It’s not the bus, it’s us. I think that the fundamental issue is not political or legal; it’s a moral question. Will white American leadership have the moral integrity and fortitude to stand by its own Constitutional decisions? It’s really a question of race.
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Jonathan Jackson
Democratic · Virginia

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Rev. Jackson discusses the moral implications of racism and the responsibility of white American leadership.

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