Tennessee Republicans pass a map to break up the state's lone Democratic House seat

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Tennessee Republicans' map would crack Shelby County — home to majority-Black Memphis — into three different districts, in an effort to eliminate the state's lone remaining Democratic-held seat.

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Tennessee Republicans pass a map to break up the state's lone Democratic House seat
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Tennessee Republicans pass a map to break up the state's lone Democratic House seat

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Tennessee Republicans' map would crack Shelby County — home to majority-Black Memphis — into three different districts, in an effort to eliminate the state's lone remaining Democratic-held seat.