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Systemic problems behind the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis

The situation in Jackson, Mississippi is worsening as residents endure a fourth day without clean water. And it's not the first time this has happened in Mississippi's capital. Donna Ladd, the editor and co-founder of the Jackson Free Press, joins CBS News to discuss how a deep history of systemic and environmental racism allowed the problem to develop over decades.
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