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Alabama

oregonjen

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1. How many cities like Newbern are there around the US, particularly in the South?

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Sun Aug 27, 2023, 09:25 AM

Aug 2023

Mayor Braxton needs to have much more media attention to shed light on what is happening. Thanks for posting this article. I could see Rachel Maddow doing some digging and reporting on this.

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A small Alabama town whose white former-Mayor holds onto power by shutting off democracy [View all] 70sEraVet Aug 2023 OP

How many cities like Newbern are there around the US, particularly in the South? oregonjen Aug 2023 #1

Hard to believe this blatant abuse of democracy is going on today. Baitball Blogger Aug 2023 #2

Dunning Kruger. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2023 #4

White minority rule capsulized. NoMoreRepugs Aug 2023 #3

It's called apartheid and I'll bet it's all over the south. n/t aggiesal Aug 2023 #6

why is not it brought up to the feds ? drray23 Aug 2023 #5

Thats what i wondered. Defending civil rights and enforcing free and fair elections. 70sEraVet Aug 2023 #10

Thanks to the fine reporting by The Guardian erronis Aug 2023 #7

I noticed that,too. Delmette2.0 Aug 2023 #11

the south llashram Aug 2023 #8

K&R Solly Mack Aug 2023 #9