An End to Racial Gerrymandering

An end to racial gerrymandering

Late last month, the U. S. Supreme Court issued a bombshell decision that will have a huge effect on Mississippi politics.

The Subtle Racial Politics of Mississippi Whites

Racism is dead, according to John Roberts. Mississippi Republicans agree. When House members meet this month for a special session to redraw state Supreme Court districts, they will convene in the Old Capitol building, where Mississippi lawmakers once implemented Jim Crow and voted to secede from the Union over slavery. Black lawmakers told Mississippi Today that the decision to debate moving diluting Black voting power in a building where offi…