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14. For starters: Virginia still has dozens of racist and discriminatory laws on its books, report says

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 06:33 PM

Jan 2020

McLEAN, Va. – Virginia still has dozens of racist laws on its books that enforced segregation and racial inequality, a commission to study the state's legislation found in an interim report released Thursday.

Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, who created the commission in June, vowed to work with the Democrat-controlled legislature taking office in January to strike the laws as official status from Virginia's code, following the commission's recommendation...

Among the discriminatory laws the report cites: the state's "Massive Resistance" strategy to block federal mandates to integrate schools, a poll tax aimed at black voters, the prohibition of interracial marriage and segregation of transportation, health care and housing.

When looking at the effects of these many laws, the report states that it is "painfully clear that Virginia is a long way from true racial equity."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/05/virginia-racism-laws-report-northam-vows-to-remove/2618497001/

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Anyone else glad Governor Northam didn't resign? [View all] jcmaine72 Jan 2020 OP

I thought he should have stepped down. He probl wouldn't have won his primary if it had been known. NCLefty Jan 2020 #1

Absofuckinglutely. I thought it was another manufactured hit job like with Al Franker tirebiter Jan 2020 #2

this. nt Baltimike Jan 2020 #11

Same with the rape charges against the Lt. Gov. Funny how that faded away too brush Jan 2020 #12

Yes Gothmog Jan 2020 #3

Yes! lanlady Jan 2020 #4

I couldn't agree more. jcmaine72 Jan 2020 #8

Northam also side-stepped the purists. empedocles Jan 2020 #5

The Republican hit squad doesn't use many different tactics DFW Jan 2020 #6

I'm not in Virginia. What anti-racism work has he done in Virginia? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2020 #7

The sensible gun-control regulations he's trying to enforce will undoubtedly save many Black lives. jcmaine72 Jan 2020 #9

Yeah I couldn't remember if he pledged to do a lot of "work" around his racist photos and anti- WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2020 #10

Saving Black lives with sensible gun control is far better than such a pledge. jcmaine72 Jan 2020 #13

For starters: Virginia still has dozens of racist and discriminatory laws on its books, report says tirebiter Jan 2020 #14

Thanks for sharing that. jcmaine72 Jan 2020 #15