Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, this Saturday to protest the erosion of Black political representation and the dismantling of congressional districts across the American South. The rally, which spanned from the historic site of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march to the steps of the Alabama Capitol, marks a significant mobilization effort as conservative states move to redraw electoral maps in the wake of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
The Historical Context of Modern Disenfranchisement
The Alabama Capitol stands as a site of profound historical duality, serving as both the birthplace of the Confederacy and the stage for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s
