‘This could take us backward.’ Mississippi gerrymandering could strip Black school board representation

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While Mississippi’s Republican leaders are considering state-level redistricting after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that reduced protection for minority voters, the decision could also have an impact on Mississippi’s smallest governing bodies, including school boards.The Louisiana v. Callais decision gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which required states to draw districts to provide