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July 14, 2021 4:19 PM By JAY REEVES and KIM CHANDLER
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Retired Army Sgt. Kenneth Paschal, the first Black Republican elected to the Alabama Legislature since Reconstruction, speaks before his swearing in ceremony in Pelham, Ala., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Paschal said his victory in a heavily white, suburban district shows that the GOP is open to everyone.
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Betty Paschal looks on as her son retired Army Sgt. Kenneth Paschal is sworn in by Judge Lara Alvis as the first Black Republican elected to the Alabama Legislature since Reconstruction on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Pelham, Ala. Paschal said his victory in a heavily white, suburban district shows that the GOP is open to everyone.
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