Georgia Democrat Chairwoman Nikema Williams condemned Matt Lieberman, one of the Democratic candidates for Loeffler’s U.S. Senate seat, saying his book “Lucius” included “offensive” writing that would “not be tolerated” by the state party.

The president of Georgia’s NAACP chapter also weighed in on the novel about an old man with an imaginary slave by calling on Lieberman to end his 2020 Senate campaign.

According to the HuffPost, the main character in Lucius repeatedly uses the N-word and is positive about the Ku Klux Klan over the novel’s 213 pages.

Releasing a statement on the book, Williams said: “Let me be clear: racist and discriminatory tropes have no place in our politics and no place in the Democratic Party. These kinds of offensive writings are antithetical to our party’s values and will not be tolerated.

“At a time when hatred is being weaponized more than ever in our political system, we must call out behavior like this when we see it and hold all candidates accountable for their actions.”

NAACP Georgia President Rev. James Woodall went further, calling for the Democratic candidate to end his run for the state’s Senate seat.

“We need a U.S. Senator who understands that we are NOT magical Negroes - especially as we continue to die and suffer from systemic racism every day,” Woodall tweeted. “This is why, as State President of Georgia NAACP, I am asking (Lieberman) to end his candidacy.”

Newsweek has contacted the Lieberman campaign for comment. This article will be updated with any response.

In a statement to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Friday, Lieberman said he intended the book to be a “clear-eyed and honest look at racism in America” and told the newspaper he would not be stepping out of the Senate race.

“The fact that I published this book has been known since I began this campaign last year, so an attack surfacing only now is testament to the strength of my candidacy today,” the candidate added.

According to a poll published by Monmouth University on July 28, the Democrat is trailing Loeffler by 12 percentage points and just 14 percent support among voters in Georgia.