The real issue in Coffee County, Georgia is not hacking the voting machines, but vicious vote suppression. When I entered Coffee County, I was greeted by Confederate flags. The Courthouse has glorious Confederate soldier statues in front of it. It’s 200 miles from Atlanta and 200 years back in time.
In Vigilante we tell the story of Coffee County, and how Brian Kemp ordered the arrest of the one Black elected official, Olivia Pearson. Here’s the real story that you should worry about in Coffee County:
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Greg Palast (Rolling Stone, Guardian, BBC) is the author of The New York Times bestsellers, Armed Madhouse, Billionaires & Ballot Bandits and the book and documentary, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.
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