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Why Ralph Northam Should Resign

<span>The best public service he can now render is conserving the strong social stigma against white supremacists. </span>
Source: Aaron Bernstein / Reuters

On Friday, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam apologized for that featured one person in blackface and another wearing the robe and hood of a terrorist organization that murdered thousands of African Americans, burned crosses on the lawns of petrified families, whipped up bigotry against Catholics and Jews, and systematically suppressed the civil rights of black voters for decades. The Democrat noted.

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