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Alabama Sent Three Black Men to Congress in the 1870s. Then None for 116 Years. It Took Until 2024 to Come Back Around.
Alabama sent three Black men to Congress in the 1870s, then none for 116 years after its 1901 constitution was rewritten explicitly to "establish white supremacy... by law, not by force or fraud." It took until 2024 for a second Black-majority district to come back around.
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Kansas City Was One Congressional District for Nearly 60 Years. The New Map Splits It Into Three, Each Merged With Land 200 Miles Away.
Missouri predicted the winning presidential candidate in 25 of 26 elections from 1904 to 2004 -- a streak that ended in 2008. The state's...
In 2020, the Supreme Court Ruled That 3.25 Million Acres of Eastern Oklahoma Never Stopped Being a Reservation. A Million Oklahomans Found Out They Live There.
The Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that 3.25 million acres of eastern Oklahoma never legally stopped being a reservation, no matter how long...
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