The Legacy of Racial Hatred in the January 6 Insurrection
On January 6, 2021, a flood of white supremacists “stormed” the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Inside the building, a joint session of the United States Congress was convened to attend the constitutional duty of certifying the tally of the recent U.S. presidential election. The results of the election were submitted to Congress by the Electoral College, itself a constitutionally sanctioned body that endured withering criticism for certifying the election results tallied by the fi...
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