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Redistricting that cracked Memphis raises questions about the meaning of representation

New political maps have flowed from a Supreme Court ruling reinterpreting the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. Tennessee has splintered the state’s one Democratic stronghold into Republican-leaning districts.

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The Christian Science Monitor· Oct 8, 9:00 AMRedistricting that cracked Memphis raises questions about the meaning of representation

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