Activists rally in Alabama for Black political representation (opens in new tab)
Thousands of people gathered Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama, to support voting rights and oppose conservative-led or Republican efforts to dismantle districts that helped secure Black political representation, including majority-Black districts. The rally drew on the legacy of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches and linked current redistricting fights with a defining civil rights campaign.Highlights:Keith Odom, a 62-year-old union member and grandfather of three from Aiken, So...
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