From the Associated Press: The leader of the Black Legislative Caucus says the group may let state Rep. Stacey Campfield in as an honorary member, but says he first would like a better apology from the white Republican who attacked its bylaws as racist. Campfield said he doesn't want to be an honorary member and said the Black Caucu [...]
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Legislative Black Caucus Takes High Road
Tuesday, October 4th, 2005Campfield Debate Gets Increasingly Heated
Friday, September 30th, 2005Republican State Representative Stacey Campfield of Knoxville just keeps digging himself deeper into a hole that's becoming embarassing for his entire party. After being denied membership in the State's Legislative Black Caucus, Campfield — who is white — likened the Black Caucus to the Ku Klux Klan. Within days, MSNBC commentator [...]
Campfield Seeks to Join Legislative Black Caucus
Thursday, September 22nd, 2005In one of the more bizarre developments of the 104th General Assembly, freshman Republican State Representative Stacey Campfield, of Knoxville, tried to join the Legislative Black Caucus. The Knoxville News-Sentinel reports that Campfield, who is white, made his request to State Representative Johnny Shaw, who chair [...]
