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Report: More than 1 in 5 Black Tennesseans disenfranchised

by Kimberlee Kruesi
| October 15, 2020 12:03 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than 20% of Tennessee’s Black adults cannot vote due to a felony conviction, while an estimated 8% of the state’s overall adult population is disenfranchised, according to a newly released report.

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