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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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[–] abraxas@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Perhaps not just "let". Look up the lady that's been helping him. Her house recently burned down. I didn't dig deep enough to know if anyone has tried to tie it to this particular town, but I'm gonna let them be guilty until proven innocent in this particular case.