In the run-up to the US presidential election, Hillary Clinton capitalised upon her Democrat rival’s – Bernie Sanders – support among black voters, and is now widely considered to have the African-American vote in the bag.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump has run a hardline anti-immigration campaign centred around the promise to build a wall to keep Mexican migrants from crossing into the US.
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The Republican candidate has also called for a “total and complete” block on Muslims entering the United States.
Al Jazeera’s Brandice Alexander takes a closer look at both candidates’ positions on race relations.
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