Some Black Southerners Say Voting Rights Ruling ‘Missed the Mark’

“The majority opinion is illogical when racially polarized voting in the South is real; when the racial wealth gap, the educational achievement gap and health outcome gaps are real; (cont.) 🎁 Article www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

The Republicans who control government in nearly every Southern state will move aggressively to reshape the political landscape wiping out Black representation. “They are determined to see to it that we don’t have a voice at all,” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

Black Southerners Say Voting Rights Ruling ‘Missed the Mark’ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

“The majority opinion is illogical when racially polarized voting in the South is real; when the racial wealth gap, the educational achievement gap and health outcome gaps are real; when discrimination claims in employment are still rampant,” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

“I just never in my wildest imagination ever dreamed that we would be, in 2026, where we are now, based on what happened in 1965,” said Dr. McLemore, 85, one of the few surviving veterans of the civil rights movement. “It’s a historic, sad day.” #VotingRightsGutted www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

Some Black Southerners Say Voting Rights Ruling ‘Missed the Mark’ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

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“I just never in my wildest imagination ever dreamed that we would be, in 2026, where we are now, based on what happened in 1965,” said Dr. McLemore, 85, one of the few surviving veterans of the civil rights movement.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

Support for mulatto/mestizo Americans. In the far off future. More white than nonwhite. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

“I just never in my wildest imagination ever dreamed that we would be, in 2026, where we are now, based on what happened in 1965,” said Dr. McLemore, 85, one of the few surviving veterans of the civil rights movement. “It’s a historic, sad day.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

Some Black Southerners Say Voting Rights Ruling ‘Missed the Mark’ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u... Veterans of the civil rights movement and others said the Supreme Court decision felt like a bleak end to decades of gains in Black representation in the region.

“I just never in my wildest imagination ever dreamed that we would be, in 2026, where we are now, based on what happened in 1965” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

This headline clearly “Missed the mark.” I mean, come on. Some Black Southerners Say Voting Rights Ruling ‘Missed the Mark’ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...