Mississippi Redistricting Fight Grows After VRA Ruling

After a Supreme Court ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act, Southern Republicans moved quickly to redraw districts, with Mississippi’s Bennie Thompson—its only Black congressman—facing a targeted effort to dilute Black voting power in the second district. Governors and lawmakers across the South have pushed maps to favor GOP majorities, prompting Thompson to warn that Black representation could decline while urging organized resistance and underscoring how the VRA expanded political participation.