The attempted takeover of this predominantly Black town is history repeating itself.
As the majority-Black town of Mason, Tenn., is set to benefit from a planned Ford plant, state Comptroller Jason Mumpower, a white Republican, has argued the town should surrender its charter.Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower, a white Republican, took a step back Tuesday from his racist plan to, a predominantly African American town of about 1,500 that stands to benefit from the construction of a $5.6 billion Ford plant planned nearby.
“People try to tap-dance around it but the truth is this is happening because of who we are,” Virginia Rivers, the vice mayor of Mason, a Black woman,“This is our home. We were born and raised here. The majority of the town is homegrown people that live here,”. “He is trying to conquer and divide us. It’s akin to a hostile take-over and it’s not hard to figure out why here, why now.”
In response to Mumpower’s statement that he saw evidence Tuesday that Mason has been paying off its debt, Rivers said that evidence was available from the start, but Mumpower didn’t request it. “He just came in with a demand,”
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