Reconstruction to record: the evolving arc of Black representation in Congress
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A Washington Post timeline traces the arc of Black representation in Congress from post-C Civil War gains and Jim Crow suppression to a surge after the Voting Rights Act and civil rights era, a 1990s peak following redistricting, and a modern era culminating in a record 66 Black members in 2025, now facing new risks as court-driven districting could erode majority-Black districts and threaten past gains.
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- How the Supreme Court Demolished the Voting Rights Act The New Yorker
- For a Time, the U.S. Protected Democracy The Atlantic
- Mississippi Democrat on potential redistricting after VRA ruling: ‘We have a fight ahead of us’ The Hill
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