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Black Lawmaker Who Was Expelled Reinstated to Tennessee Seat

Black Lawmaker Who Was Expelled Reinstated to Tennessee Seat

This is an issue because not only were two democratically-elected Black Americans removed from their positions for speaking out against gun violence, but thousands of Black voters in their districts were also disenfranchised. Even State Rep. Gloria Johnson, who is white, narrowly survived a vote on whether to expel her as well, acknowledged that racism likely played a key role in the vote.

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