The duly elected Black men expelled from a state legislature—155 years ago
The expulsion of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson recalls the Original 33, expelled by Georgia’s anti-Reconstruction White majority in 1868.
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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.
In his attack on Black elected officials, Trump is harkening back to the worst of post-Reconstruction America.
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GREENSBORO, Ga. (AP) — After more than 20 years of planning, Mamie Hillman completed a...
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