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Georgia Is Limiting Early Voting—Partly Because of a Holiday Honoring Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Confederate army that fought to preserve the enslavement of Black people, died in 1870. One hundred and fifty-two years later, a holiday honoring Lee’s legacy is contributing to a decision by the state of Georgia that could disproportionately harm Black voters. Because neither incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock nor […]

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