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May 7, 2020

Black Michigan Lawmaker Escorted by Armed Volunteers After Anti-Lockdown Protests
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In Michigan, three African Americans carrying large rifles escorted
state Representative Sarah Anthony, who's also African American, into
the state Capitol in Lansing on Wednesday. Michigan state law allows
people to carry firearms inside the Capitol building, though it bans
protesters from carrying signs. Last week, a large crowd of heavily
armed white protesters swarmed into the building and tried to take the
Senate floor. On Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer condemned the
protesters, saying some of them carried nooses, Confederate flags and
swastikas.


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