Georgia Democratic Party Urges Residents to Vote, ‘Prevent Another Ferguson’
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hermosawave/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — The Georgia Democratic Party says it has been sending out political fliers featuring black children holding up signs that read “Don’t Shoot,” referencing the racial tensions in Ferguson, Mo., asking residents to “VOTE…if you want to prevent another Ferguson in their future.”
The fliers are a reference to the police-involved shooting in Ferguson that left 18-year-old Michael Brown dead in August. The party issued a statement on Tuesday calling the “fight for the right to vote and for every vote to be counted” a “part of our state’s history.”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution posted photos of the fliers.
“We have seen what happens in places like Ferguson, Missouri, when voices are silenced,” the Georgia Democratic Party continued.
In most counties in Georgia, early voting is under way and will continue through Oct. 31, with the election on Nov. 4.
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