#southern-politics
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Southern Communities Unite Against Attempts to Undermine Black and Brown Political Power

Southern states are rapidly dismantling majority-Black congressional districts after a Supreme Court Voting Rights Act decision, facing mass resistance from voting rights groups and communities.

US politics

fromThe Nation

1 week ago

The GOP's "Jim Crow Gerrymander" Rips Up Memphis and America's Civil Rights Legacy

Republicans are dismantling historic Black-majority House districts in the South, drawing comparisons to segregationist-era politicians like George Wallace and Bull Connor.

SF politics

fromIntelligencer

1 month ago

The 2026 Races Giving Democrats New Hope in the South

Democrats are optimistic about flipping control of the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms, especially in the South.

fromAxios

2 months ago

How Jesse Jackson used the South to reshape Democratic politics

Jackson later built Operation Breadbasket and Rainbow PUSH Coalition, fusing economic pressure with political organizing. While based in Chicago, these efforts sought to shift corporate and political power across the South. Gillespie told Axios Jackson understood that economic leverage and democratic power were intertwined, particularly in Southern states where Black voters made up a significant share of Democratic primary electorates. Zoom out: Jackson's presidential bids in 1984 and 1988 demonstrated the pivotal role of Southern Black voters in Democratic primaries, Gillespie said.