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Black Mississippi senators walk out in protest over critical race theory ban

The Associated Press

January 22, 2022

Sen. Barbara Blackmon, D-Canton, speaks at the well in the Mississippi Senate Chamber in Jackson on Thursday. Blackmon was among the Black lawmakers who walked out of the Senate Chamber in protest on Friday. (AP)

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