‘We’re going backwards.’ Mississippians share experiences of voter suppression, dread of redistricting battle

‘We’re going backwards.’ Mississippians share experiences of voter suppression, dread of redistricting battle

This article is the first in a series on Mississippians sharing their thoughts on the new gerrymandering push embroiling Mississippi, the South and the nation. Inside a tin-roofed shed on a grassy stretch along Dentville Road in Hazlehurst, Michael Watts’ grandmother did something she had never done before – she voted.