State sought to maintain white majorities in six of seven House seats by splintering Black community.
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WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court Tuesday rejected Alabama’s bid to maintain white majorities in six of its seven congressional districts, leaving intact that the Voting Rights Act required the state to provide Black Alabamians an opportunity to elect their preferred candidates for two U.S. House seats.Continue reading your article with
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