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ezmack@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve

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A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve

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For three years, Patrick Braxton says he has experienced harassment and intimidation after becoming the first Black mayor in Newbern, Alabama.
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    One of those “racism isn’t real” is the Chief “Justice” of the USSC

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      It goes even deeper in congress, especially those that represent the south

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        Yep, Congress still can’t pass a Federal anti-lynching bill.

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            TIL, thank you!

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          Like a lot of people in the US, congressional members are all about control and money. Not necessary in that order

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