‘We’re ready to fight’: Thousands protest Mississippi redistricting and rally for voting rights

By Taylor Vance Blocks away from where state lawmakers will consider redrawing Mississippi’s political maps to reduce Black representation in government, thousands of people gathered Wednesday in Jackson to protest those efforts and mobilize people to vote in November. The energy from the crowd was so palpable and raucous at times that some of the […]

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May 21, 2026 - 22:23
‘We’re ready to fight’: Thousands protest Mississippi redistricting and rally for voting rights
By Taylor Vance Blocks away from where state lawmakers will consider redrawing Mississippi’s political maps to reduce Black representation in government, thousands of people gathered Wednesday in Jackson to protest those efforts and mobilize people to vote in November. The energy from the crowd was so palpable and raucous at times that some of the […]
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