Georgia city riddled with prejudice denies first ever African-American mayor keys to City Hall
In the southern Georgia town of Camilla, government-sanctioned segregation is not a thing of the past. The city council of Camilla voted unanimously to deny the first ever African-American mayor—Rufus Davis—the keys to City Hall after he won election in 2015. In response, Davis has decided to boycott his post, refusing to sit in council meetings until Camilla is desegregated. The rejection of Davis, it turns out, is but one thread in a thick weave of