Holder: U.s. A 'nation Of Cowards' On Talking Race

Holder: U.S. a 'nation of cowards' on talking race

Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday called the American people "essentially a nation of cowards" in failing to openly discuss the issue of race. In his first major speech since being confirmed, the nation's first black attorney general told a crowd celebrating Black History Month at the Justice Department the nation is "voluntarily socially segregated."

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