Rally held in Jackson in response to Voting Rights Act ruling
More than 2,000 people joined the rally, where speakers warned the plans could cut Black representation despite Black residents making up 40% of the state.
- On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, more than 2,000 protesters marched through downtown Jackson to the Jackson Convention Complex to oppose Republican-led legislative redistricting plans targeting Black voting districts.
- Democrats warned that proposed maps could reduce African American representation in the state legislature, despite African Americans comprising 40% of Mississippi's population, echoing 19th-century Jim Crow disenfranchisement tactics.
- Congressman Bennie Thompson, the redistricting debate's primary target, warned GOP leaders will face a fight if they redraw districts by slicing up the majority-Black Delta and Jackson metro area.
- Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones urged participants to channel frustration into voting in the federal midterm election on November 3, as organizers emphasized voter registration as crucial counteraction.
- With around 75,000 additional voters expected in midterm elections, speakers argued Democratic Mississippians could elect their candidate of choice in the upcoming U.S. Senate race against Republican incumbents.
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Thousands of Mississippians Decry ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ at Jackson Rally Against Redistricting
Thousands of Mississippians gathered in Jackson to protest against redistricting schemes to weaken Black voting power on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that unraveled a key part of the Voting Rights Act. The post Thousands of Mississippians Decry ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ at Jackson Rally Against Redistricting appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
Mississippi Day of Action focuses on redistricting and voting rights
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Hundreds gathered for a Mississippi Day of Action on the same day of the originally scheduled date of a special session on redistricting. The group marched through downtown Jackson before gathering at the Jackson Convention Center, chanting “Whose maps? Our maps.” Arekia Bennett-Scott, executive director of Mississippi Votes, an organization that helps young people engage in the political process, addressed the crowd. “Th…
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‘We’re ready to fight’: Thousands protest Mississippi redistricting and rally for voting rights
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. 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 event’s speakers had to pause …
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