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Residents of historic North Nashville see redistricting as a new attempt at division

NPR | By Marianna Bacallao
Published July 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM EDT

The redistricting carried out by Tennessee lawmakers divides a community of Black voters along the same line as highway split them up 60 years ago and they say it weakens their power once again.

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