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Jay Furman: “We have a residue of uncomfortableness of races. We…”

Featuring: Jay Furman, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House Texas, District 28

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Episode 220 | Commander Jay Furman, Congressional Candidate TX-28

Published | Video Starts at 41:05

And I never, you know, fully answered your question before, and it was really an essential question. People need to not be fearful, have the conversation, you know, talk to folks, walk through. We have a, We have a residue of uncomfortableness of races. We absolutely live in different neighborhoods. And that is, that is, you know, inertia from, you know, from the segregation, you know, in the first part of last century or that lasted up to the first part of last century, you know, from our founding. (41:05–41:12)

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