Article 58M2T Mississippi Gives Voters a Chance to End Racist Election Policy That Keeps Black Candidates From Winning Races

Mississippi Gives Voters a Chance to End Racist Election Policy That Keeps Black Candidates From Winning Races

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Zack Linly
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The state of Mississippi is close to 40 percent Black, making it the state with the second-largest proportional Black population in the U.S. Yet somehow, no Black person has ever been elected governor or to any other statewide political office in the state's history. Mississippi voters are now being given the chance...

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