How predominantly Black areas in 6 states have been split up by redistricting

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The mid-decade partisan redistricting battle, which President Trump initiated last year, was supercharged by a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.

The redistricting so far has had a particular impact on majority-Black and plurality-Black congressional districts in Republican-led states.

In several of the GOP-led states that have redrawn maps — Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina — Black communities are no longer linked together and are instead absorbed into majority-white areas.

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How predominantly Black areas in 6 states have been split up by redistricting

The mid-decade partisan redistricting battle, which President Trump initiated last year, was supercharged by a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.

The redistricting so far has had a particular impact on majority-Black and plurality-Black congressional districts in Republican-led states.

In several of the GOP-led states that have redrawn maps — Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina — Black communities are no longer linked together and are instead absorbed into majority-white areas.

Click here to read the full article.

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