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May 28, 2026
ALABAMA FIGHTS TO SUPPRESS BLACK VOTERS WITH GERRYMANDERED MAP
State defies court ruling, appeals to preserve GOP districts that intentionally discriminate against Black people.
Alabama is directly attacking Black voting power. After a federal court ruled the state's congressional map intentionally discriminates against Black voters and ordered use of a map with two Black-majority districts, Alabama filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to block that relief. The GOP is using Trump's weakened Voting Rights Act to erase Black political representation.
Reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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