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Jasmine Crockett: “St. Louis is pretty segregated place, to be perfectly…”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Jasmine Crockett Discusses Her Journey, Political Challenges, and Advocacy for Justice Reform

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Tell us what happened at Rhodes and then how that led you to a path of wanting to pursue being a lawyer. Yeah. So, you know, again, I mean, grew up in St. Louis. St. Louis is pretty segregated place, to be perfectly honest. And, you know, going to the private schools, it was nothing for me to be potentially the only black person in my class. Right. Like in a specific class. (00:57–12:05)

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