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A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve (capitalbnews.org)
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[–] Rom@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actually they finally passed one in 2022.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/55

Took them over 100 years though.

[–] Veraticus@lib.lgbt 6 points 1 year ago

TIL, thank you!