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November 5, 2020

Mississippi Voters Overturn Reconstruction-Era Law Limiting Democracy
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Mississippi voters have overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure
overturning a Jim Crow-era Electoral College provision for determining
governors and other elected officials. The two-step process for
selecting statewide officeholders has helped preserve white supremacy in
Mississippi politics since the law was enacted in 1890. African
Americans make up nearly 40% of Mississippi's population.


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