If you view the insurrection through this lens, it makes FAR more sense historically.
What happened after black people voted in the early 1870s, in the early part of Reconstruction? Whites created a lost-cause myth, terrorized black people, and, after federal troops stood down in 1877, forbade blacks from voting in the South for another 100 years.
Fast forward 140 years. The first black man EVER from Georgia goes to the Senate, thanks to RECORD turnout from black voters.
And you can predict what happens next based on a rudimentary understanding of U.S. history.
What happened after black people voted in the early 1870s, in the early part of Reconstruction? Whites created a lost-cause myth, terrorized black people, and, after federal troops stood down in 1877, forbade blacks from voting in the South for another 100 years.
Fast forward 140 years. The first black man EVER from Georgia goes to the Senate, thanks to RECORD turnout from black voters.
And you can predict what happens next based on a rudimentary understanding of U.S. history.