knocking. Officers then handcuffed Cannon and charged her with felony obstruction and "preventing or disrupting General Assembly sessions or other meetings of members" because she "knowingly and intentionally did by knocking the governor's door during session of singing [sic] a bill." Cannon's arrest affidavit for the felony obstruction charge also stated that she was violent toward the officers as they removed her from the premises. The incident was captured on video by onlookers and sparked a public backlash toward the officers and Georgian Republican lawmakers as videos of the arrest were distributed to the press and social media accounts. Constituents began protest in support of Cannon and her arrest was cited by some media outlets to be unconstitutional based on the Georgian state constitution. The state constitution reads that legislators are “free from arrest during sessions of the General Assembly” except for charges of treason, felonies or breach of the peace. Cannon later wrote on social media website Twitter, “I am not the first Georgian to be arrested for fighting voter suppression. I’d love to say I’m the last, but we know that isn’t true.” Senator Raphael Warnock visited Cannon's home and commented on the incident, “We are witnessing right now, a kind of wrestling in the soul of Georgia. Will we go forward or will we go backwards? We will not allow a few politicians, in their craven lust for power, to take us back.” The incident sparked significant backlash toward both the officers, Georgian Republican lawmakers, and a public outcry throughout the nation. Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis, declined to prosecute Cannon, stating:While some of Representative Cannon’s colleagues and the police officers involved may have found her behavior annoying, such sentiment does not justify a presentment to a grand jury of the allegations in the arrest warrants or any other felony charges.The arresting officer stated that he was concerned about an insurrection similar to the one on January 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol and felt that if he hadn't taken action, “other protesters would have been emboldened to commit similar acts.” Organizations A number of organizations supporting Black women have historically played an important role in politics. The National Association of Colored Women (NACW), founded in 1896 by Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin and Mary Church Terrell, is one of the oldest political groups created for and by Black women. Among its objectives were equal rights,