Cameron Sexton

Tennessee House Expels Two Black Lawmakers in Racist Suppression of Gun Control Protest

2023-04-06 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two young Black Democratic lawmakers—Justin Jones of Nashville and Justin Pearson of Memphis—while sparing white Democratic Representative Gloria Johnson, in a blatantly racially discriminatory vote that temporarily disenfranchised approximately …

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Tennessee Enacts Felony Camping Law to Suppress Black Lives Matter Protests and Strip Voting Rights

2020-08-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Governor Bill Lee signed legislation on August 21, 2020 that escalated penalties for camping on Tennessee state property from a misdemeanor to a Class E felony punishable by up to six years in prison and permanent disenfranchisement—a transparent effort to suppress Black Lives Matter protests that …

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