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He became the first Black mayor of a rural Alabama town Then a white minority locked him out

For years the mayor in Newburn was appointed, not elected. When Patrick Braxton won the election, the outgoing mayor and his cronies refused to accept it

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White minority locks out first Black mayor of Newbern, Alabama

Newbern’s history is deeply rooted in slavery. Incorporated in 1854 as demand for land to produce cotton soared, the town of Newbern quickly developed into an economy dominated by labor camps where enslaved Black people were forced to grow cotton.

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Ammon Bundy Owes $56 Million After Defamation Case

He ll have to hold a whole bunch of bird sanctuaries hostage to raise this $56 million ahead.

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White Alabama Mayor Admits to Refusing to Give Up Seat to First Black Mayor But Says It Has Nothing to Do with Race, Claims He Has Qualified Immunity

White Alabama Mayor Admits to Refusing to Give Up Seat to First Black Mayor But Says It Has Nothing to Do with Race, Claims He Has Qualified Immunity
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A Black Man Who Says He Was Elected Mayor Of A Rural Alabama Town Files A Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Alleging That White Leaders Are BLOCKING Him From Office » WhatsNew2Day

A black man who claims to have been elected mayor of a small Alabama town has filed a federal lawsuit against the municipality, alleging that a cabal of white

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