The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 6, 2025
Redistricting Week: 60 Years After The Voting Rights Act, Racial Gerrymandering Persists, Driven by State Legislatures Trying to Retain Power

You may think racial gerrymandering happened long ago and just in southern states with legacies of suppressing of African Americans. Think again. Anti-voter legislatures around the country still employ racial gerrymandering to retain political power.
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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Legal Defense Fund - Why Race Matters in Redistricting
National Archives - Voting Rights Act (1965)
American Democracy Minute - (2024) Federal Court Releases Redistricting New WA Maps After Striking Down Districts Diluting Latino Voting Power
American Democracy Minute - (2023) U.S. Supreme Court Finds South Carolina Gerrymandering Case ‘Bleaching’ Congressional District Not Racially Motivated
American Democracy Minute - (2022) Native American Tribe Unrigs Voting in its County with Court Redistricting Decision
Redistricting Online - Racial Gerrymandering
Groups Taking Action:

Campaign Legal Center, Legal Defense Fund, NARF, LULAC
Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State

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