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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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[–] SomeoneElse@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think this is the same guy who was arrested by his own police force not long ago for “trespassing”. The guy walked down the driveway of a house he thought was abandoned, the homeowner saw him, grabbed his gun and held him at knife point until the police arrived and arrested him. I’ll see if I can’t find a link.

Edit: I was thinking of another (acting) black mayor of a southern state who’s being stymied by his racist colleagues. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna93318