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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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For three years, Patrick Braxton says he has experienced harassment and intimidation after becoming the first Black mayor in Newbern, Alabama.

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[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago

Oh I spoke too soon! It gets worse!

For at least 60 years, there’s never been an election in the town. Instead, the mantle has been treated as a “hand me down” by the small percentage of white residents...

I'll never need to explain what institutional racism is ever again. I just need to link this article.