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New Tennessee Law Surfaces The South’s Racist Beginnings Of Felon Voter Disenfranchisement

by Iliana Hagenah on October 21, 2020 Comments are Disabled

In June, large crowds of Black Lives Matter protesters occupied the plaza in front of Tennessee’s State Capitol, where inside, a 44-inch bust of the first Klu Klux Klan Grand Wizard, Nathan Bedford Forrest, has sat still in his bronze bearing for over 40 years. A line of state troopers […]

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In Georgia’s Gubernatorial Race, Stacey Abrams’ Strategy May Make Victory Easier for Future Black Candidates in the South

by Andra Gillespie on November 28, 2018 Comments are Disabled

Democrat Stacey Abrams was poised to become America’s first black female governor in Georgia during the 2018 midterms. She lost by only 1.5 percentage points. Because of allegations of voter suppression, Abrams felt duty-bound to legally challenge potential voting irregularities before offering any type of concession. By the time she […]