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How a criminal investigation in Georgia set an ominous tone for African-American voters
https://www.yahoo.com/news/how-a-criminal-investigation-in-georgia-set-a-dark-tone-for-african-american-voters-090000532.htmlJon Ward
Senior Political Correspondent
Yahoo NewsAugust 5, 2019, 5:00 AM EDT
QUITMAN, Ga. Nancy Dennard was in a festive holiday mood when police arrived at her front door in the early morning of Dec. 21, 2010.
Her sons birthday, on Christmas Eve, was three days away, and he was supposed to arrive in town the next day.
Dennard, a county school board member who had just turned 50 and recently helped elect a slate of new candidates, slept in that morning and was still in bed when her husband left for work a little after 7 a.m. She thought it odd when he returned a few minutes later to wake her. Theres some people here that want to see you, he told her. Theyre law enforcement.
Dennard was taken away in handcuffs, placed in a squad car and spirited into the police station.
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How a criminal investigation in Georgia set an ominous tone for African-American voters (Original Post)
KG
Aug 2019
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tblue37
(65,227 posts)1. Wow. K&R for visibility! nt
murielm99
(30,717 posts)2. This deserves another K&R.
Everyone, please read the story at the link. It is long, but worth the time.
happy feet
(864 posts)3. Wow. Thanks for sharing.
Disgusting, but not surprising. Kudos to those strong African Americans who refused to yield to intimidation and hardship.
Nitram
(22,768 posts)4. The obstacles black candidates and black voters face in some jurisdictions are just modern forms of
Jim Crow. Excellent in-depth reporting
jpak
(41,756 posts)5. Worth the time to read this
Old Times There Are Not Forgotten.
Nope
denbot
(9,898 posts)6. Wow, and now that asshole is the Governor of Georgia.
By hook, and by crook I might add.