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When the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Alabama's congressional map had diluted the power of Black voters, it was a long-sought victory for voting-rights activists, who had grown increasingly alarmed at the court's previous decisions that have hollowed out the Voting Rights Act.
After losing a son and her husband, this woman moved to Texas to join family and began teaching school. Then she learned of the dangers of alcohol.
This week's Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional districts was seen by many minority lawmakers and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing political maps that dilute the strength of communities of color.
This week's Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional districts was seen by many minority lawmakers and voting rights activists as a stunning victory.