The Battle Over Black Representation in the South
The Daily · The New York Times
Oct 23, 2026 · 30 min
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The approach to this year’s midterms has brought two hugely consequential changes to voting for Black Americans: the gutting of the Voting Rights Act, and redistricting. In the wake of those actions, efforts are underway to mobilize Black voters in the South.
In Mississippi, the Senate battle is being seen as a sleeper race, and the Black Democrat running has a chance of flipping the seat, but state lawmakers are trying to redraw the maps and do away with their one majority Black district.
Today, Emily Cochrane, a reporter covering the American South for The New York Times, addresses the…
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