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Trump calls Democrats 'party of slavery' in minority outreach effort
Source: Reuters
POLITICS | Wed Aug 31, 2016 4:38am EDT
Trump calls Democrats 'party of slavery' in minority outreach effort
By Emily Stephenson | EVERETT, WASHINGTON
Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday night called Democrats the "party of slavery" and praised what he called the millions of African Americans with career success, as he tries to revamp his outreach to minority voters.
Trump has made much-maligned efforts to appeal to black and Hispanic voters, groups that generally support Democrats and are expected to vote heavily for Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 election.
"The Republican Party is the party of Abraham Lincoln," Trump said at a rally in Everett, Washington.
"It is the Democratic Party that is the party of slavery, the party of Jim Crow and the party of opposition," he said, referring to racial segregation laws that once existed in the American South.
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Trump calls Democrats 'party of slavery' in minority outreach effort
By Emily Stephenson | EVERETT, WASHINGTON
Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday night called Democrats the "party of slavery" and praised what he called the millions of African Americans with career success, as he tries to revamp his outreach to minority voters.
Trump has made much-maligned efforts to appeal to black and Hispanic voters, groups that generally support Democrats and are expected to vote heavily for Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 election.
"The Republican Party is the party of Abraham Lincoln," Trump said at a rally in Everett, Washington.
"It is the Democratic Party that is the party of slavery, the party of Jim Crow and the party of opposition," he said, referring to racial segregation laws that once existed in the American South.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-minorities-idUSKCN1160C0
Although Trump leaves out the past 50 years of history (again), the article goes on to say he's trying to moderate his message. The video of an overwhelmingly white crowd behind him is telling.
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