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The media must do more to confront Republicans’ Islamophobia

Stop the Presses · Mark Jacob · last updated

When Al Smith ran for president in 1928, opponents used his Roman Catholic faith against him. His enemies distributed a photo of Smith at the opening of the Holland Tunnel between New York City and New Jersey and claimed he was building a tunnel to the Vat…

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