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Black caucus: White rep should resign over lynch comment [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Black caucus: White rep should resign over lynch comment
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSON, Miss. — May 23, 2017, 6:12 PM ET
Black lawmakers in Mississippi are demanding the resignation of a white colleague who said Louisiana leaders should be lynched for removing Confederate monuments.
Republican Rep. Karl Oliver of Winona apologized on Monday for referring to lynching in a Facebook post Saturday. Oliver also removed the post from Facebook, about the time he apologized.
On Tuesday, the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus issued a statement saying Oliver's continued presence in the Legislature would impede efforts for lawmakers to work across lines of race and party.
"Rep. Oliver's apology for using the word 'lynching' does not mitigate the sentiment behind the statement and his presence will continue to be a sore spot on the work of the Mississippi Legislature," said Democratic Rep. Sonya Williams Barnes, chairwoman of the Black Caucus.
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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSON, Miss. — May 23, 2017, 6:12 PM ET
Black lawmakers in Mississippi are demanding the resignation of a white colleague who said Louisiana leaders should be lynched for removing Confederate monuments.
Republican Rep. Karl Oliver of Winona apologized on Monday for referring to lynching in a Facebook post Saturday. Oliver also removed the post from Facebook, about the time he apologized.
On Tuesday, the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus issued a statement saying Oliver's continued presence in the Legislature would impede efforts for lawmakers to work across lines of race and party.
"Rep. Oliver's apology for using the word 'lynching' does not mitigate the sentiment behind the statement and his presence will continue to be a sore spot on the work of the Mississippi Legislature," said Democratic Rep. Sonya Williams Barnes, chairwoman of the Black Caucus.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/black-caucus-white-rep-resign-lynch-comment-47585426
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