A Black man who says he was elected mayor of a rural Alabama town but has been kept from taking office by White leaders of the town has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.
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Patrick Braxton was elected mayor of Newburn, but was prevented from taking office after acting mayor Haywood Stokes III arranged for a special election in which he was reappointed mayor.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/patrick-braxton-black-man-says-he-was-elected-mayor-of-newburn-alabama/
@Coctaanatis Sometimes I wish I could change my skin color so I wouldn’t have to be repeatedly embarrassed about who I am because some Dumbass cracker is too insecure, ignorant and scared to let other people be equals.
@Coctaanatis just when you thought Alabama couldn't dig the hole any deeper