This story was updated April 26 at 11:43 a.m.
A day after the Republican-dominated Tennessee House voted to expel two Black legislators for interrupting a floor session, Democrats next door in Georgia gathered on Zoom.
“This is not a time for us to shrink back,” state Rep. Kim Schofield said. “This is a day of awakening. If you don’t think it can happen in Georgia, you are sadly mistaken.”
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