Patrick Braxton become mayor in 2020 of tiny Newbern, Alabama, winning since he was the only one running. In its 166 year history, no Black man had become mayor of the town.
But the white folks eventually decided that wouldn't do, held a secret election, and locked Mr. Braxton out of the town hall, and blocked him from official town business.
Now Mr. Braxton is suing. The whites aren't talking.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/06/us/newbern-alabama-mayor-dispute/index.html
