Former Congresswoman Val Demings

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Former Congresswoman Val Demings @RepValDemings

100 years ago today, Moses Norman, a Black man in Ocoee, Florida, tried to vote. This challenge to the racial order caused a white mob to lynch voting rights activist July Perry, and with further violence to murder or eventually drive out every other Black resident in the town. https://t.co/vfrPfVM4mk — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 2, 2020

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Former Congresswoman Val Demings @RepValDemings

In the 1960s, Susie was one of a group of 25 young people who protested for civil rights. Here's what she thinks of today's protests: https://t.co/cxlewSufEN — PolitiTweet.org

Susie Forehand's memories of Rosa Parks and segregated buses in Orlando. Change is always possible. Never give up. https://t.co/DoDEMYczta

Posted Nov. 2, 2020

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Former Congresswoman Val Demings @RepValDemings

Those who attempted to return faced threats or overt acts of violence, including “dynamite thrown into their homes.” Their property was seized and sold. One local official, a confederate veteran who had fought to preserve slavery, took ownership of some. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 2, 2020