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‘Read the speech’: Cruz says Kaepernick slavery comments lack context

By Dominick Mastrangelo
Published July 5, 2019 3:40pm ET
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‘Read the speech’: Cruz says Kaepernick slavery comments lack context
Ted Cruz stepped in to provide context surrounding quotes former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick used on Independence Day to cast doubt on America’s greatness because of historic racism. Kaepernick on Thursday tweeted a quote from a speech given by Frederick Douglass, a Civil War-era abolitionist. “What have I, or those I represent, to do with […]

Ted Cruz stepped in to provide context surrounding quotes former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick used on Independence Day to cast doubt on America’s greatness because of historic racism.

Kaepernick on Thursday tweeted a quote from a speech given by Frederick Douglass, a Civil War-era abolitionist.

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