People hold signs and watch the back entrance of the courthouse during a protest demanding District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders’s resignation on Tuesday outside the Lowndes County Courthouse. The demands were in response to Sanders telling The Dispatch after the June 15 supervisors meeting that African Americans have been “dependent” since slavery. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Ezra Baker holds a sight that reads “and justice for all” during a protest demanding District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders’s resignation on Tuesday outside the Lowndes County Courthouse. Baker was one of three African American teachers at Stephen D. Lee High School who sued the Columbus Municipal School Board in 1972 for suspending them for dress code violations. 200 students protested the teachers’ termination and the teachers won the case. Baker said the march for the teachers was the last time he saw so many people protesting in Columbus, until the 300-person Jesus and Justice rally, which took place on June 7. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Protesters hold signs reading “Harry must go!” during a protest demanding District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders’s resignation on Tuesday outside the Lowndes County Courthouse. About 70 people came to protest for the duration of the supervisors meeting. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Protesters assemble on the back lawn of the Lowndes County Courthouse during a protest demanding District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders’s resignation on. Sheriff cars lined up bumper to bumper in the parking lot of the courthouse. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Protesters assemble on the back lawn of the Lowndes County Courthouse during a protest demanding District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders’s resignation on. Sheriff cars lined up bumper to bumper in the parking lot of the courthouse. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Sweat pours down District 5 Supervisor Leroy Brooks’ face during a protest demanding District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders’s resignation on Tuesday outside the Lowndes County Courthouse. “We will live as one community or we will perish as two, but we’re not scared,” Brooks said in his speech to the crowd after the meeting. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

From left, Malachi Turner, 8, Mary Shinn and Demarius Shinn, 10, hold signs during a protest demanding District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders’s resignation on Tuesday outside the Lowndes County Courthouse. The crowd began at the front of the courthouse and then walked to the back entrance that the county supervisors use. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Kenya Barry listens to District 5 Supervisor Leroy Brooks speak during a protest demanding District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders’s resignation on Tuesday outside the Lowndes County Courthouse. The crowd chanted “Harry must go!” and sang the main verse of the song “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” throughout the protest. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Angela Verdell wears a shirt that reads “Black HIStory in the making” during a protest demanding District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders’s resignation on Tuesday outside the Lowndes County Courthouse. Verdell also carried a sign that read “Harry doesn’t represent ME! Resign today!” Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

A crowd chants during a protest demanding District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders’s resignation on Tuesday outside the Lowndes County Courthouse. District 5 Supervisor Leroy Brooks informed the crowd after the meeting that Sanders stepped down as president of the board but did not resign. The crowd responded that that was not enough. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Carol Pusha-Lee closes her eyes in thought during a protest demanding District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders’s resignation on Tuesday outside the Lowndes County Courthouse. Pusha-Lee was one of the Stephen D. Lee High School students who led the 200-person march to protest Ezra Baker’s and two other African American teachers’ resignations in 1972. Pusha-Lee said “It’s awful” to be protesting the same thing almost 50 years later. “It’s still the same, it hurts the same.” Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff