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Michelle Bryant: “Reconstruction lasted for 12 years and then all these laws…”

Featuring: Michelle Bryant, Democratic | Former Candidate, Wisconsin State Senate District 6

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Published | Video Starts at 1:59:28

Don't order unless you're dealing with a black owned business. Don't mess with nobody that day. And I'll talk about that tomorrow. But, yeah, we, we. I don't care what people do. Reconstruction lasted for 12 years and then all these laws were put in place to put their foot on our neck. Black people got it right up off of there and a whole bunch of other people benefited along the way. But you better believe we got it up off of us. (1:59:28–1:59:36)

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Asserts that Reconstruction lasted 12 years and subsequent laws oppressed black people.

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