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‘We’re going backwards’: Black political power under threat in Alabama after Voting Rights Act gutting
A US Supreme Court ruling threatens to eliminate two majority-Black congressional districts in Alabama, potentially entrenching Republican control. The decision follows historical events like the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights march, where Jimmie Lee Jackson's death galvanized the movement.
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