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A group of voters and civil rights organizations are filing a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s congressional and state senate maps as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders. The 49-page complaint accuses the state’s Republican-led Legislature of diluting the power of voters of color in the Memphis and Nashville areas by making “the conscious choice to manipulate the population of…

Prohibiting people with certain felonies voting is a no-go

We are witnessing a rise in white nationalism and overtly racisms that parallels period that ended Reconstruction era, Kevin McGruder writes.

As the smoke of war settled, a pivotal question emerged: Did African American lives experience political improvements in the aftermath? The struggles endured by African Americans throughout history laid the groundwork for change, but did they finally gain a voice in the corridors of power? As we embark on this journey, we'll examine the intricate

Reconstruction, the period (1865–77) after the American Civil War during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states that had seceded.

How will North Carolina’s voter ID law be implemented? It’s a question the NAACP and its lawyers would like to have answered. They believe information can be…

American civil rights movement, mass protest against racial segregation and discrimination in the southern U.S. that came to national prominence during the mid-1950s. Its roots were in the centuries-long efforts of enslaved Africans and their descendants to abolish slavery and resist racial oppression.

Republicans seized the North Carolina Supreme Court after changing how judges are elected. The political implications are huge.

Republicans seized the state Supreme Court after changing how judges are elected. The political implications — and ramifications for everyday life — are huge.

Because of its wide range of ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds, the concept of representation in American politics is important to so many people. It goes beyond simply being able to elect officials to include the very essence of democracy. What does representation truly mean in American politics?The representation of the people in American politics is