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The Mapmaker's Coup: How Tennessee Republicans Are Erasing Black Political Power

The Republican-controlled Tennessee legislature redrew congressional maps, strategically carving up the historically Black-majority 9th District in Memphis to dilute its Democratic voting power. This cynical gerrymandering is a direct assault on the voting rights of Black citizens and a brazen subversion of democracy in favor of raw, partisan control.