Nearly all of the 15-plus Democrats who have launched 2020 campaigns have showed up to the civil rights organization's annual conference.
A slew of democratic candidates hoping to challenge President Donald Trump for the White House spelled out their views on racial justice Friday in progressive campaign pitches to crowds at Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention.
But the predominant themes of their remarks mirrored the NAN's own stated priorities, particularly reforming the criminal justice system with the past and current impacts of racism in America at top of mind. Harris also pledged to double the size of the civil rights division of the Justice Department:"Justice means recognizing domestic terrorism, including white nationalist extremism," which Harris said"should be considered a national security priority."
At the end of many of their speeches, Sharpton asked them point-blank if they supported Texas Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee's legislation in the House that, according to its press release,"seeks to establish a commission to also examine the moral and social implications of slavery."
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