MSNBC show 'Velshi' delved into the alleged racist origins of Georgia's runoff election system, claiming it was created to keep Black people from power.
A segment on MSNBC’s "Velshi" discussed the alleged "deeply racist origins" of Georgia’s runoff elections, which were created to "keep Black candidates out of office."" discussed the alleged"deeply racist origins" of Georgia’s runoff elections, which were created to"keep Black candidates out of office."
competing in this race, runoff elections in general have deeply racist origins and were designed to keep Black candidates out of office. NBC News correspondent Priscilla Thompson digs into that fraught history." Though she recounted how the Supreme Court ruled that the"system violated the equal protection clause of The Constitution."
Thompson then recalled the man who came up with the runoff system:"Enter Denmark Groover. Groover a member of Georgia’s House of Representatives fell out of power, and he blamed ‘negro bloc voting’ for his loss."
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