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Tennessee's redistricting wipes out last Black-majority seat amid protests

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Source: The Guardian
Tennessee's redistricting wipes out last Black-majority seat amid protests
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Republican-led Tennessee redraws maps to erase the state’s last Democratic, Black-majority congressional district by splitting Shelby County into three GOP-leaning districts, prompting protests as Democrats decry it as diluting Black representation; the move follows broader southern redistricting amid a Supreme Court ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act.

Topics:nationpolitics#memphis#politics#racial-gerrymandering#redistricting#tennessee#voting-rights-act
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  1. Anger mounts after Tennessee Republicans redraw maps – US politics live  The Guardian
  2. See How the G.O.P. Cut Up a Southern State’s Only Majority Black District  nytimes.com
  3. Tennessee Republicans pass US House map carving up Memphis days after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act  Tennessee Lookout
  4. Photos from the second day of the 2026 special session in Nashville  The Tennessean
  5. New map splits Memphis  USA Today

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