The fight for racial justice did not end in 1865. It lives on in the work that we do every single day. And I think about that responsibility I have as Milwaukee county's first black county executive [has a responsibility] to carry on this work [for racial justice]. Growing up, I learned that people who looked like me had to fight to simply exist in this country. And today I know I need to be that role model for the next generation of young black men and women. (00:44–00:47)
CLAIM
Asserts that David Crowley is the first Black county executive of Milwaukee County and has a responsibility to continue racial justice work.
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