Redesenho de distritos no Tennessee divide Memphis em três

O Tennessee aprovou novos mapas eleitorais para o Congresso que dividem o único distrito de Memphis ocupado por um democrata em três distritos, os quais devem favorecer os republicanos em novembro. As mudanças ocorrem após protestos de legisladores democratas e uma sessão legislativa extraordinária.

As novas fronteiras dividem Memphis ao longo da Poplar Avenue, enviando partes da cidade de maioria negra para distritos que se estendem pelo sul rural do Tennessee e por áreas suburbanas perto de Nashville. Autoridades afirmam que os mapas foram redesenhados depois que a Suprema Corte decidiu que os estados não precisam preservar distritos de maioria negra.

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