Georgia (Voting Rights) On My Mind (with Carol Anderson)

How have marginalized Georgians fought for voting rights and equality over the course of the state’s history? 

Emory University African American Studies Professor Carol Anderson joins Heather and Joanne for a special year-end episode to discuss the pain and promise of the quest for equality in Georgia, from the 1868 Camilla Massacre, to the 1966 struggle to seat Black state legislator Julian Bond, to Senator Rafael Warnock’s recent victory. 

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