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Mississippi governor's race taking place under Jim Crow-era rules after judge refuses to block them

  • Written by Gideon Cohn-Postar, Graduate Student in History, Northwestern University
Mississippi governor's race taking place under Jim Crow-era rules after judge refuses to block themA lawsuit alleges that the way Mississippi will elect its governor on Tuesday is racist.AP/Rogelio V. Solis

A federal judge ruled on Nov. 1 that he would not stop Mississippi voters from electing a governor on Tuesday under an old, Jim Crow-era election law that a civil rights lawsuit argues perpetuates “white supremacy” and violates...

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