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Reports also include a quote from Harry Belafonte, dated 2010, stating, “Although slavery may have been abolished, the crippling poison of racism still persists, and the struggle still continues.”"},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated outlets ran this story. 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