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Jim Sensenbrenner: racially discriminatory barriers have taken on new forms since the days of Jim Crow

On the recordSeptember 4, 2019
racially discriminatory barriers have taken on new forms since the days of Jim Crow
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Highlights the evolution of discriminatory voting practices.

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