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Virginia GOP Rebuked for Casting Democrat as “Race Traitor” Over Statue Stance

State Republican Party accused Lt. Gov. Northam of betraying “his heritage”

By Julia Conley, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 8-24-2017

Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, right, revealed in June that his ancestors had been slaveowners. (Photo: VCU CNS/Flickr/cc)

Virginia’s Republican Party was under fire Thursday after posting on its official Twitter account an accusation that Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ralph Northam had “turned his back” on his heritage by supporting the removal of Confederate monuments. Continue reading

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