How Georgia Flipped Blue 🍑

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🗓️ 6 February 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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✊🏾 The Ten News goes deep into the Georgia Senate runoffs Black History Month. 🗳 Why was this runoff election such a huge deal? What was it like to be in Georgia while the Senate runoff elections were happening? Podcast producer and Atlanta resident Jaime Albright joins us to help really get a sense of the history made in Georgia. 🍑 When did the peach become the official state fruit of Georgia? 🥧 Plus! what happens at the Georgia Peach Festival every year? 📝 Sign up for The Ten News-letter! ✊🏾 Check out 5 ways you can celebrate Black History Month virtually in 2021 🍑 Go on an audio adventure through Georgia's historic flip, and listen to Gaining Ground: The New Georgia 🗳 Get to know Stacey Abrams the woman many people say is responsible for flipping Georgia blue 🎇 Join us on Instagram Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:06.5	Are you ready for a deep dive into an exciting and historic moment that just
0:12.5	happened a few months ago?
0:14.9	I'm Bethany Van Delft, and this is a special deep dive edition of the 10 News.
0:25.1	Oh. And this is a special deep dive edition of the 10 News. Today's deep dive is part of our celebration of Black History Month
0:28.6	and is inspired by January's Senate runoffs in Georgia,
0:32.5	which saw historic voter turnout and sent the first black senator from the state to Congress.
0:42.2	To take us deeper into Georgia's history-making election, I went to our 10 News political correspondent, Pamela Kirkland.
0:49.7	Okay, Tenors, time to dive in.
1:01.1	Thank you. 10th, time to dive in. Hey, Pamela.
1:02.5	So all eyes were on the state of Georgia in January.
1:06.2	Why was this runoff election such a huge deal?
1:09.1	And what was it like to be there while it was happening?
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