sit-in – The Mississippi Link

By KIM CHANDLER MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The national president of the NAACP and five others were arrested after staging a sit-in Tuesday at the Alabama office of Sen. Jeff Sessions, the nominee for U.S. attorney general, the civil rights group said. The organization held the demonstration to protest Sessions’ nomination by President-elect Donald Trump, […]

The Mississippi Link Newswire WASHINGTON, D.C. – On June 22, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) joined the sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives. Democratic members planned to sit in the well of the House of Representatives until there is a vote on measures that will keep Americans safe from the dangers of […]

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Police end NAACP sit-in against attorney general nominee

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