MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Sheyann Webb-Christburg was 8 when she was part of the crowd of civil rights marchers attacked on Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, months before President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.
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Black voters help propel Democrats, including history makers, in sweeping midterm victories
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Black voter turnout surges in US south despite Republican redistricting drive: ‘They could not stop the momentum’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Sheyann Webb-Christburg was 8 when she was part of the crowd of civil rights marchers attacked on Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, months before President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.
Strong turnout among Black voters helped propel several Black candidates to surprise victories in the midterm elections and led to razor-thin losses in other races.
The turnout reflects the community networks that Black candidates and organizers built in response to redistricting efforts intended to dilute their vote.
The GOP tried to dilute their power, but Black voters helped Democrats get elected in Alabama, Texas and Florida Black voter turnout surged across US southern states where Republicans were accused of redrawing electoral maps to “diminish Black political power” in the wake of a seismic supreme court …
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