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Protests in Tennessee after legislature breaks up majority-Black district

Protests in Tennessee after legislature breaks up majority-Black district

Summary

Tennessee changed its congressional map by breaking up a district where most voters are Black. This followed a recent Supreme Court decision that limited how lawmakers can consider race when drawing voting districts. The change led to protests in Tennessee.

Key Facts

  • Tennessee redrew its congressional districts in the middle of the decade.
  • The redrawing split a district that had a majority of Black voters.
  • This decision follows a Supreme Court ruling limiting use of race in district drawing.
  • The Supreme Court ruling was made last week.
  • Local people protested the changes in Tennessee.
  • The redistricting is part of a wider national debate about race and voting maps.
  • The news was reported by Ed O’Keefe for CBS News.
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