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Mississippi: African American voters sue over election law rooted in the state's racist past

  • Written by Gideon Cohn-Postar, Graduate Student in History, Northwestern University
The Mississippi House of Representatives can choose the winner of a gubernatorial election under certain circumstances.AP/Rogelio V. Solis

A lawsuit over a Mississippi election law, if successful, will change the way that state elects its governor.

Four African Americans filed the federal civil rights lawsuit in May 2019, charging that the way...

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