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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 Georgiaâs âOriginal 33â Celebrating Black History: Remembering Georgiaâs âOriginal 33â 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 African men won seats in the Georgia legislature. Six of them had ties to the Coastal Empire. Rep. William...