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Bernice King calls Georgia lawmaker's arrest over protesting voting bill 'despicable'
In Georgia, you can now be arrested for giving a drink of water to someone that has been standing in line under the hot Georgia sun for hours to vote. Not even Russia has such oppressive election laws
African-American groups have decided to boycott large companies that are based in Georgia and contribute to Republican campaigns. The first boycott target is Coca-Cola. Delta Air Lines and UPS are next.
3/26/21
Bernice King, daughter of the late civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., condemned the arrest of a Georgia state lawmaker after she protested Gov. Brian Kemp's (R) signing of a sweeping voting bill Thursday, calling the move by police "despicable." King during an appearance on CNN Thursday evening responded to social media footage showing Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon (D) put into handcuffs and escorted away from the governor's office. According to police, Cannon repeatedly knocked on Kemp's office door as he hosted a livestreamed event for the bill's signing. Law enforcement stated that they asked Cannon to stop knocking, but she continued. The controversial bill includes voting restrictions such as limiting the use of ballot drop boxes and setting photo ID requirements for absentee voting. It also makes distributing water or food to voters in line at the polls illegal. In response to the arrest, CNN's Don Lemon asked King to comment on "the idea that a Black Georgia state representative is being arrested and pulled away while the governor signs what critics call 'Jim Crow 2.0.' " "To me, it's despicable," King said. "It's obviously reminiscent of everything that my father, John Lewis, C.T. Vivian, Amelia Boynton and so many others sacrificed their lives for." "That we would not have to continue to use these kinds of efforts to stop injustice and, frankly, inhumanity."
In Georgia, you can now be arrested for giving a drink of water to someone that has been standing in line under the hot Georgia sun for hours to vote. Not even Russia has such oppressive election laws
African-American groups have decided to boycott large companies that are based in Georgia and contribute to Republican campaigns. The first boycott target is Coca-Cola. Delta Air Lines and UPS are next.
Advocacy groups target Georgia companies in campaign against restrictive voting bills
Voting rights advocates ramped up their campaign against restrictive voting bills in Georgia, calling on corporations based in the Peach State to publicly oppose bills.
abcnews.go.com