The 'Tennessee three' are going to the White House to meet with Pres. Biden weeks after facing historic expulsion efforts that sparked national outrage.
April 24, 2023, 5:07 AMTennessee State Representative Justin Pearson, Gloria Johnson and Justin Jones hold hands as they walk in the State House in Nashville, Tenn., April 6, 2023.The "Tennessee three" are going to the White House on Monday to meet with President Joe Biden weeks after facingBiden personally extended the invitation to Democratic state Reps.
"They understood the importance, these three, of standing to say that people will not be silenced; to say that a democracy hears the cries, hears the pleas, who hears the demands of its people who say that children should be able to live and be safe and go to school and not be in fear," Harris said. Johnson, who is white, was the only one to survive her expulsion vote. Jones and Pearson, both Black, were ousted and later reinstated by local councils. All were accused of "bringing disorder and dishonor" to the state legislature for their protest.
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