At a House Judiciary Committee hearing in which a potential commission to study reparations was discussed, Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) gives a broad overview of the United States’ historic racism towards African-Americans in an argument for reparations proposals.

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Dem Rep. Traces Racism Towards African-Americans from Constitution to Today, Argues For Reparations