The Resurgence of Civil Rights Protests in Nashville.
TL;DR
Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson, two young Black Democrats in Tennessee, were expelled and then reinstated to their seats in the Tennessee House after leading a gun control protest on the House floor. Their activism and confrontational style of protest have shaken up the Republican-dominated body and intensified a debate on race and representation. Both tie their activism to their Christian faith and are a generational break from the current political norm, modeling themselves after civil rights leaders of the past. Their actions have brought intense focus to Tennessee politics and merged a sprawling conversation on gun violence, race, and democracy into one potent political package.
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