‘The ballots are discarded’: Republican rush to remove Black representation sparks outraged pushback

The rush by Deep South Republicans to dissolve majority Black congressional districts in the wake of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act has sparked a wave of outraged pushback and legal action. Kristen Clarke, general counsel for the NAACP, talks with Rachel Maddow about the fight to prevent a backslide of the achievements of the civil rights era in the face of Republican eagerness to turn back the clock.

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