In response to a question about why she was not expelled from the Tennessee House while her two Black colleagues were, Rep. Gloria Johnson said, “Well, I think it's pretty clear. I'm a 60-year-old white woman and they are two young Black men.”
, on March 30, Jones and Pearson walked onto the floor to lead gun reform chants using a megaphone, with Johnson later flanking them in support.of Tennesseans marched three times to the Capitol, calling for gun control reform. The expulsion of the two Black lawmakers was called"fascist" and"undemocratic" by some of the protesters.
Regardless of the reasons given by Republicans for the expulsion of the two Black lawmakers, Johnson believed it had to do with their race and that she was protected by her white skin color. We rate this claim as a"Correct attribution.""GOP Expels Democratic Reps. Justin Jones, Justin Pearson from House over Gun-Control Protest." The Tennessean, https://www.tennessean.
"Tennessee House Expels 2 Democrats over Gun Control Protest." AP NEWS, 6 Apr. 2023, https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-lawmakers-expulsion-d3f40559c56a051eec49e416a7b5dade. Accessed 7 Apr. 2023. The Tennessee Holler. Twitter, https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller/status/1644117490958573570. Accessed 7 Apr. 2023.
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