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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 20, 2022
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Leora Levy Condemns Blumenthal for Taking Part in 'Slave Day'
GREENWICH, CT – Today, news came out about 37-year career politician Dick Blumenthal’s questionable past. Blumenthal, who was president of his high school student council, participated in and promoted “slave day.”
Levy issued the following statement condemning his questionable past.
“As a Jewish, Hispanic woman growing up in the Jim Crow South, I both witnessed and experienced racism firsthand. I remained in the public schools during integration, even as my friends and siblings left for private schools, because I believed segregation was wrong. I wanted to be part of the solution, not the problem. I have always fought for freedom and opportunity for all Americans.
“In the 1960s, Americans were fighting to integrate and unify our nation, while Blumenthal celebrated ‘Slave Day?’ Disgraceful. I stand with all Americans who have suffered at the hands of bigotry and will always condemn those who fuel hateful sentiments in America.”
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