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Why do you think it took almost a century for another African American to be elected to the Senate?

Why do you think it took almost a century for another African American to be elected to the Senate?
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Why do you think it took almost a century for another African American to be elected to the Senate?

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Slavery was not abolished until the 1800s and even then segregation was a problem for a while
People today are still racist so it comes to no surprise that a person of color took time to be elected into the senate
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