Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) became the third African American lawmaker arrested this month while advocating for new voting rights legislation. On Friday, July 30, the congresswoman’s arrest follows the detainment of fellow Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) and Congressman Hank Johnson (D-Georgia). Each of them protested Jim Crow-like voter restriction laws in GOP-led states around the country. […]
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