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2024-02-25 00:09:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 589D153833AFBA23C2F526B7E1C0AE663289C2BAA59BEC75D725CF65BDBC441C
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As a senator, Biden supported segregationist goals. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/joe-biden-didn-t-just-compromise-segregationists-he-fought-their-n1021626 He delivered a eulogy for Senator Strom Thurmond, an opponent of civil rights legislation. https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/joebidenstromthurmondeulogy.htm Biden did say "racial jungle" https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-said-desegregation-would-create-a-racial-jungle-2019-7 Biden sponsored the S.1607, which is often referred to as the 'Crime Bill.' https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1607/text
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