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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