Former Rep. Johnny Ford, the longtime mayor of Tuskegee, in 2003 announced he was switching to the GOP, becoming the first Black Republican in the Alabama Statehouse since Reconstruction.
Kenneth Paschal, 1st elected Alabama Black Republican: GOP 'open to everyone'
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Mr. Ford, an eight-term former Tuskegee mayor, said he was prepared to go to jail or die for the sake of seeing the statue of the Confederate soldier removed.
Charlottesville plans to dismantle Confederate monuments Saturday
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