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Jimmy Carter: Violence ‘is not a solution’

By Caitlin Yilek
Published June 3, 2020 8:50pm ET
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Jimmy Carter: Violence ‘is not a solution’
Former President Jimmy Carter leads a morning devotion for volunteers at a Habitat for Humanity building project Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Carter fell at his home on Sunday, requiring over a dozen stitches, but he did not let his injuries keep him from participating in his 36th building project with the nonprofit Christian housing organization. He turned 95 last Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. president to reach that milestone. | (Mark Humphrey/AP)

Former President Jimmy Carter condemned racial injustice amid large-scale protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death but said violence is not the means of demanding justice and law enforcement reforms.

“We all must shine a spotlight on the immorality of racial discrimination. But violence, whether spontaneous or consciously incited, is not a solution,” the former president said in a statement on Wednesday.

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