Reflecting on the People's Plaza protests, three years later
On June 12, 2020, a group of protesters began occupying Legislative Plaza. Among them was now state-representative Justin Jones. For over two months, they called on Governor Bill Lee to meet with them to discuss racial justice and policing in Tennessee. The occupation lasted for 62 days until the state passed a law that escalated camping on public property from a misdemeanor to a felony.
In this episode, guest host Steve Haruch speaks with people who participated in the People's Plaza protest and what has changed since then.
But first, WPLN education reporter Alexis Marshall joins us to…
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