great article about Georgia Kemp and the Quitman 10+2, a story about gop voter suppression

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Wednesday August 07, 2019 · 6:38 AM PDT

2019/08/07 · 06:38

Jeez, this is quite a story. a long article but certainly worth the read!

How a criminal investigation in Georgia set an ominous tone for African-American voters

The early-morning arrest began a multiyear nightmare for the mother of two. The state government, operating under the authority of a newly appointed secretary of state named Brian Kemp, arrested Dennard and 11 of her political allies and charged them with 120 separate felonies.

To Dennard and her allies, who became known as the Quitman 10+2, the reasons for their arrests were simple. They were black candidates who won an election in the Deep South, upsetting a white-dominated power structure.

“They thought they could make an example out of me, and that would kill the spirit of this movement,” said Dennard, who has a master’s degree in speech pathology, as well as an educational doctorate. “I knew we had done nothing wrong.”

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