Cradle of Civil Rights becomes battleground for Black political representation
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Thousands gathered in Selma and Montgomery to defend Black political representation as conservative states redraw districts after Supreme Court rulings and a federal court-ordered map change in Alabama’s 2nd District, stirring fears that Voting Rights protections are being weakened and that maps could again dilute Black voters’ power.
- In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation Politico
- ‘They may draw racist maps, but we are the south’: thousands rally in Alabama for Black voting rights The Guardian
- The Fight for Voting Rights Returns to Selma The New York Times
- Several downtown Montgomery roads close for “All Roads Lead to the South” mass rally WSFA
- Soap star and Alabama native joins voting rights rally in Montgomery AL.com
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