Sanford: DA should drop politically charged case over fraudulent voting
Pamela Moses, a local Black Lives Matter activist who was sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of illegally attempting to register to vote, has been granted a new trial due to a mistake from the Tennessee Department of Correction. (Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is a political columnist, author and professor emeritus in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis.
A local race that already had the makings of an intense battle has gotten more interesting. All because of our polar opposite political views on voting rights. Let’s continue that debate.
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