Even taking into account that we're talking about the rural South, a rightfully elected Black man being denied the ability to serve due to the color of his skin, in a town that is overwhelmingly Black (85%) is absolutely mind-boggling.
Going through that much to acquire an AED and finding out you were too late... I don't know how I would cope with that.
His actions exemplify his heroic character, and it's disgusting that people can be rotten enough to deny it.
Jesus, that man is a hero. The bigots don't deserve that level of man as their mayor, but he clearly desires to represent everyone, as a mayor should. The fact that this has been going on for so long is extremely depressing to hear. I hope the feds get involved immediately and help set things right.
Holy moly this is a wild story. I really hope people don't get murdered, and Braxton gets a positive outcome from the legal system. But beyond the shock from reading this, I'm left with anger.
The sheer audacity of these racist clowns, and the fact that its working!? Like, courts just refuse to hear cases on a lot of the discrimination that happens surrounding elections, so even though it might be illegal its the white courts that decide that. And they BURNED DOWN LEWIS' HOME! Holy shit is that terrifying, and we know nobody's ever facing any consequences for it.
One thing that is truly inspiring amidst all the racism and systemic violence is the mayor himself. This guy is out here practicing mutual aid, organizing community events, and fighting to get food for his community. One of his goals with becoming mayor was to get a grocery store in town, huge respect for this guy.
Fuck White Supremacy, fuck the State, but hats off to this man. I hope he gets what he's fighting for.
These situations make me wonder what I can do to help these people out. Besides echoing my frustrations, there's nothing I can do except vote, which clearly doesn't matter anyway. Well, I'm not a local, either, but hypothetically...
It makes me want to become a vigilante but that's a poor choice, not that I'm even capable.
I wonder how much it would cost to hire a 4-5 blackwater type guys to run 'security' for him. Just go collect everything from the previous 'admin' and tell them to f-off.
I would guess around a couple ten thousand a day.
I bet we could find 1M people that want to make things interesting. Get $1 from each person and let's have a party!
The real question is if black water guys would actually protect a black man with their lives against rural white people.
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