Protests in Tennessee after legislature breaks up majority-Black district

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Tennessee became the latest state to redraw its congressional map, breaking up a majority-Black district and adding to a national controversy over mid-decade redistricting. The move came after last week's Supreme Court ruling, which limited lawmakers' ability to take race into account when drawing districts. Ed O'Keefe reports.

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Protests in Tennessee after legislature breaks up majority-Black district
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Protests in Tennessee after legislature breaks up majority-Black district

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Tennessee became the latest state to redraw its congressional map, breaking up a majority-Black district and adding to a national controversy over mid-decade redistricting. The move came after last week's Supreme Court ruling, which limited lawmakers' ability to take race into account when drawing districts. Ed O'Keefe reports.