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Justin Jones: “The whole south is under assault by these racists. And…”

Featuring: Justin Jones, Democratic | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52

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INTERVIEW: Rep. Justin Jones & D.L. Hughley

Published | Video Starts at 14:19

Tennessee was the first state to do this change since the case of Louisiana versus Calais. But now it's going to be Louisiana, it's going to be Alabama, it's going to be Mississippi, South Carolina. The whole south is under assault by these racists. And they're going after black and brown voters. And we need to stand up. We need a strategy of Southern solidarity. Right now. We have to come across these states and figure out how we're going to resist this together. (14:19–14:25)

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Asserts that the southern states are under attack by racists targeting black and brown voters.

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