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Trump wants to remove a question about race in the census. We look back at the history
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PUBLISHEDSep 27, 2026, 12:17 PM
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The Trump administration wants to stop asking about race and ethnicity on the next U.S. census. Since 1790, the topic has been used to exclude people of color, and, more recently, for inclusion.
Main source: NPR
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