The article reflects on the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which undermines the creation of majority-Black electoral districts, discussing the historical context of Black voting rights, the evolving dynamics of the Black vote, and the potential consequences of the ruling, while ultimately expressing a belief in the resilience and agency of Black Americans in navigating electoral changes. #VotingRights #BlackRepresentation #ElectoralJustice #US #SC #LA #FL #MI #UT #GA
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Opinion | The Voting Rights Act Changed America, Now It Can Change
Before me as I write this is a photo album open to the one surviving image of my great-grandfather John Hamilton McWhorter II, a rural Black South Carolinian born in the late 19th century.