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A Democratic Dilemma: Racial Attitudes, Authoritarianism, and Whites’ Evaluation of Minority Legislators DeSante

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By Emmitt Riley, Clarissa Peterson
| MDPI
1. Introduction On 17 September 1787, at the constitutional convention, historical accounts contend that when Elizabeth Willing Powel famously asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?”, Benjamin Franklin is recorded as having replied, “A republic if we can keep it”.
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Black Mississippi Leaders Must Demand Justice for The Murder of Emmett Till

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By Emmitt Riley
| Mississippi Free Press Verified
On June 29, 2022, The Associated Press reported the discovery of an unserved warrant for the arrest of Carolyn Bryant, the former wife of Roy Bryant, who is accused of kidnapping, decapitating and brutally murdering Emmett Till in 1955. The murder of Emmett Till ignited outrage and, according to many historical accounts, catalyzed the Civil Rights Movement. Angry whites lynched Emmett Till, 14, allegedly for whistling at a white woman in Money, Miss., on Aug. 28, 1955.
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