Sherrilyn Ifill

“Well, you know. On one hand, you couldn't have a greater contrast between President Obama and President Trump without question. But, you know, what I have always said is that those of us who are civil rights lawyers, we see the flaws in our democracy maybe before others do because we're engaged deeply with people who are living at the mar…”

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“Well, you know, so to the first thing you said, that's part of what gives me hope. The fact that there is a relay race. Relay races are always going forward and you are passing that baton and you're running your stretch. You don't have to run the whole thing. You do have to run as fast as you can.”

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“It's extraordinary, you know, swastikas on sheets. It was extraordinary. I don't know that there's been a local conversation deeply about that. And when I say conversation, I don't mean, you know, just a conversation that hits the surface. We may know the facts, although very often the facts are unknown. But what's the effect of that?”

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“You know, people have talked with me about that. How did you make the choice? There was no choice. There was no other way for me. That was why I went to law school. That's part of why I enjoyed law school. I knew why I was there. I didn't go to law school to be a lawyer. I went to law school to do the work that I ended up doing.”

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