Tennessee Republicans redraw maps to erase last Democratic, Black-majority district

Tennessee's Republican-controlled legislature passed redistricting maps Thursday eliminating the state's only Democratic, Black-majority congressional district. The move splits Memphis's Ninth District into three pieces, each containing roughly a third of the city's Black voters, making all nine congressional districts Republican-leaning. The redraw follows a Supreme Court decision weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial gerrymandering.

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