Now, of course, in that construction, you had, you had slavery, you had, you know, women who were also not full people in the eyes of the law. But since then as well, It was the organizing of black Americans that turned America into a full democracy in the 1960s and well before that with the Voting Rights Act. And so it's actually the most American thing in the world for us to be fighting for the working class. (14:03–14:17)
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Asserts that black Americans' organizing efforts were crucial in making America a full democracy, particularly through the Voting Rights Act.
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