during the slavery era, and previous claims that Muslims should not be allowed to hold office.

Representative Terri A. Sewell, the only Democrat representing Alabama in Congress, said on Sunday that the direction Mr. Moore represented was clear. If elected, she said, he would "harken us back to the days of segregation."

Speaking on ABC's "This Week," she said she felt there was no reason not to believe the women who had come forward to accuse Mr. Moore of misconduct.

"When Roy Moore — if he should win — goes to Washington, we will always be questioning his character," Ms. Sewell said.

The congresswoman was scheduled to campaign for Mr. Jones along with Senator Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, in Birmingham later on Sunday.

New York Times, December 10, 2017

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