“There’s more African American males in the penal system right now than there were (enslaved) at the height of slavery.”
Jack Salzwedel
American Family Insurance chairman and chief executive officer. Public forum. Claim dated 8 Oct 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
In short
Jack Salzwedel (American Family Insurance chairman and chief executive officer) made this claim around 8 October 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 November 2019, 24 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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- jsonline.comhttps://www.jsonline.com/story/money/2019/10/08/american-family-ceo-jack-salzwedel-pushes…
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