Carey Dabney: Utah lawmakers try to bring back pre-Civil War America

Rep. Ken Ivory’s idea of states rights recalls a time when slavery was legal and white men ruled everything.

(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer,File) In this Aug. 20, 2020, photo, the Utah House of Representatives convenes for a special session of the Legislature at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City.

Carey Dabney: Utah lawmakers try to bring back pre-Civil War America

Rep. Ken Ivory’s idea of states rights recalls a time when slavery was legal and white men ruled everything.

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