Pete Buttigieg vowed to use his “privilege of whiteness” to advocate for black Americans as he struggles to woo African American voters, a demographic he needs to win over to secure the Democratic presidential nomination.

The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate sent a fundraising email Friday with a subject line of “Seneca Falls,” referring to the first women’s rights convention in 1848.

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