
On June 18, 1982, the Attorney General, through his head of the Civil Rights Section, William Bradford Reynolds, informed the State that he would not object to the plan.Īt that time, the Voting Rights Act required the state to pre-clear any redistricting plan, a provision that was struck down by conservatives on the Supreme Court in 2013.Īnd so it was that on June 5, 1985, Biden found himself pressing the nominee about that case. On December 17, 1981, shortly after the adoption of Act 20, the State of Louisiana submitted the plan to the Attorney General of the United States for preclearance as required by § 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. Specifically, he was asking Reynolds about his part in pre-clearing a Louisiana redistricting plan that was later struck down in court. There is currently a debate over the propriety of using the uncensored n-word even in a direct quote, so even in context, the video may be offensive to watch, but the context is important and fascinating.īiden was questioning then-Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights William Reynolds over his nomination - by then-President Ronald Reagan - to be promoted to Associate Attorney General. what are your thoughts on Joe Biden referring to black people as the N-word while he was in the Senate after segregation? Diamond and Silk® March 8, 2020

Prominent Trump supporters Diamond and Silk have also repeatedly promoted the claim, without circulating the clip. Collins III For Congress CA-43 June 29, 2020 Well where was the dignity and respect of Black Americans or in your words “Niggers” when you made this statement? Democrats this is YOUR nominee for President of the United States and endorsed this scoundrel! Explain this please! /SX7hsB0e1F One clip that has been circulating on social media features Biden saying “We already have a n****r mayor and we don’t need another n*****r bigshot,” in what is a fairly obvious omission of the context that he was quoting someone else.

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While the manipulation is obvious, the full story and video are worth taking a look at.

Opponents of Vice President Joe Biden have been circulating a 1985 clip of then-Senator Biden using the uncensored n-word at a hearing, absent crucial context.
