Mississippi protesters rally for voting rights after Supreme Court ruling
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Thousands gathered in Jackson to demand protections for voting rights after a Supreme Court decision weakens Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act; speakers warned that new redistricting measures in the South threaten Black political power and pledged to resist a return to Jim Crow, with demonstrations expanding from the Old Capitol to the Jackson Convention Complex.
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- US Supreme Court reverses ruling against Mississippi legislative redistricting Mississippi Today
- Mississippi Democratic Party plans boycotts, protests in wake of SCOTUS ruling Magnolia Tribune
- Justice Jackson Seems to Be Warning Us About the Supreme Court’s Next Voting Rights Target Slate
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