You see, Juneteenth was only the first barrier after 246 years of slavery in America and 89 years after the founding of our democracy. Not long after [Juneteenth] was the retaliation from Reconstruction by the institution of Jim Crow, followed by mass incarceration and institutions meant to prohibit the advancement of African Americans. Now it is the attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion as folks try to reframe it as discrimination or preferential treatment, as you will see on your November ballot this fall. (00:41–00:54)
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Asserts that Jim Crow laws and mass incarceration followed Reconstruction to hinder African American progress.
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