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For some in Georgia, an answer to their prayers

For some in Georgia, an answer to their prayers Clyde McGrady, The Washington Post Jan. 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Rev. Raphael Warnock, the projected winner of a Senate runoff election in Georgia, will be the first Black senator in the state s history. Warnock is photographed speaking to canvassers at Elizabeth Porter Park in Marietta, Ga. on Jan. 5, 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Kevin D. Liles In early September 1868, two months after Georgia s readmission to the Union, its state legislature expelled almost 30 of its newly elected Black members instead of seating them. Not long afterward, one of the banished members, a man named Philip Joiner, led several hundred Black people and a few White people on a 25-mile march from Albany to Camilla for a political rally. Along the way hundreds of armed White people, led by a local sheriff, opened fire on the parade, killing about a dozen marchers. Joiner and others fled into the woods.

Democrats win control of U.S. Senate as Ossoff defeats Perdue

Democrats win control of U.S. Senate as Ossoff defeats Perdue John Wagner, Brittany Shammas, Derek Hawkins, Cleve Wootson, Hannah Knowles Warnock declares victory with votes still to be counted Replay Video UP NEXT © Provided by The Washington Post © Provided by The Washington Post © Provided by The Washington Post Here’s what to know: Democrats’ success has abruptly shifted the outlook for Joe Biden’s presidency, giving him much stronger hopes of prevailing on ambitious legislation, sensitive nominations and possibly Supreme Court justice picks. Ossoff and Warnock both lead their opponents by more than the 0.5 percentage-point threshold for a recount, powered to victory by record-breaking turnout among Black voters.