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Brandon Johnson: “Public education, first of all, is a real, legitimate human…”

Featuring: Brandon Johnson, Democratic | Mayor of Chicago | Illinois

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One-on-one with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson | Cap Times Idea Fest

Published | Video Starts at 08:46

And that's what led me, ultimately, into public education, to invest in young people, for them to be able to discover their purpose and fulfill their ultimate, you know, purpose in life, and, of course, to protect our democracy. Public education, first of all, is a real, legitimate human right. And so our fight for public education was really the element that further radicalized, you know, my belief. (08:46–08:51)

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