Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley
After the Civil War, many states passed laws to effectively re-enslave Black people. The laws were rooted in the 13th Amendment, which banned slavery– except as punishment for a crime. It’s time to fix that. No more exceptions. — PolitiTweet.org
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A Black man serving a life sentence for stealing hedge clippers has been granted parole after 23 years. Fair Wayne… https://t.co/kN9GPGCSgE