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Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in :

Says William T. Thompson, the designer of the Confederate flag, said, "As a people we are fighting to maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race" and "As a national emblem, it is significant of our higher cause, the cause of the superior race."

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 11, 2019

Viral image stated on March 25, 2019 in :

A photograph shows Barack Obama kissing David Cameron.

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019

Amy Klobuchar stated on March 17, 2019 in :

During her tenure as county attorney in Minnesota, "there was a 65 percent decrease in incarceration of African-Americans."

By Louis Jacobson• March 22, 2019

Hillary Clinton stated on March 03, 2019 in :

In Wisconsin, because a key provision of the Voting Rights Act was not in effect, "somewhere between 40,000 and 80,000 people were turned away from the polls (in 2016) because of the color of their skin" and other factors.

By D.L. Davis• March 6, 2019

Zerlina Maxwell stated on March 02, 2019 in :

Says Bernie Sanders "did not mention race or gender until 23 minutes into this speech" announcing his 2020 presidential run.

By John Kruzel• March 5, 2019

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