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The expulsion of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson recalls the Original 33, expelled by Georgia’s anti-Reconstruction White majority in 1868.

Celebrating Black History: Remembering Georgia’s ‘Original 33’ Celebrating Black History: Remembering Georgia’s ‘Original 33’ By Dawn Baker | February 23, 2021 at 4:04 PM EST - Updated February 24 at 8:10 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Did you know that some of the first Black elected lawmakers in the nation were from the State of Georgia? After the Emancipation Proclamation, laws changed and Blacks were allowed to run for office. In 1868, thirty-three freed Africa...