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House CBC: he throws out the red meat of racial rhetoric and attacks communities of color
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The Black Caucus ✔ @TheBlackCaucus
Replying to @TheBlackCaucus
Every time his back is up
against the wall, he throws out
the red meat of racial rhetoric and attacks communities of color, but the American people aren’t taking the bait.Rep Frederica Wilson ✔ @RepWilson
Comparing impeachment to a #lynching is one of the most despicable and disgusting things to come out of this president’s mouth and that’s really saying something. Anyone who tries to defend this remark is just as reprehensible.https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/22/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-lynching/index.html …
The Black Caucus ✔ @TheBlackCaucus
It would behoove the President to take a visit the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which is also known as the ‘Lynching Museum’ and learn about the history of this country.
Smithsonian NMAAHC ✔ @NMAAHC
After the end of federal troop protection during Reconstruction, white southerners used lynching to terrorize: http://s.si.edu/2fODyvi
Read our thread about the history of racial terror in the United States. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStoryLink to tweet
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11:52 AM - Oct 22, 2019
