Holder Calls U.S. 'Nation of Cowards' ; Vows Justice Will Keep Fight On Civil Rights
The Washington Times › February 19, 2009
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A forceful Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday called the U.S. "a nation of cowards" when it comes to race and vowed that the Justice Department would assume a greater role in fighting racism and other discrimination.
"Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards," Mr. Holder said.See the full content of this document
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Holder Calls U.S. 'Nation of Cowards' ; Vows Justice Will Keep Fight On Civil Rights
"Though race-related issues continue to occupy a significant portion of our political discussion, and though there remain many unresolved racial issues in this nation, we, average Americans, simply do not talk enough with each other about race."
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