Georgia Democratic lawmakers say Tennessee expulsions highlight growing tensions

Georgia lawmakers in 1966 refused to seat Julian Bond, a Black civil rights leader, over comments he had made about the Vietnam War. (AP Photo)

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.”