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Pramila Jayapal: “This is a relic of the Jim Crow era. This is what Southern segregationists used to stop progress on civil rights.”

On the recordMay 4, 2021
This is a relic of the Jim Crow era. This is what Southern segregationists used to stop progress on civil rights.
Said by
Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal connects the filibuster to historical efforts to obstruct civil rights.

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