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.
- Anger mounts after Tennessee Republicans redraw maps – US politics live The Guardian
- See How the G.O.P. Cut Up a Southern State’s Only Majority Black District nytimes.com
- Tennessee Republicans pass US House map carving up Memphis days after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act Tennessee Lookout
- Photos from the second day of the 2026 special session in Nashville The Tennessean
- New map splits Memphis USA Today
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