Are states minimizing black voters?
Race in America
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Several southern U.S. states have been accused of racial gerrymandering drawing jurisdictional voting maps designed to minimize Black votes. And the resulting court battles are having a direct impact on this year’s elections.
CGTN’s Nitza Soledad Perez reports.
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