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  "textContent": "A white Mississippi state leader is calling for the elimination of the state’s only majority-Black congressional district after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act in a ruling Wednesday morning that could allow Southern states to slash Black representation in Congress.\n\nThe post Mississippi Official Calls to Eliminate State’s Only Majority Black House District After Voting Rights Ruling appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.",
  "title": "Mississippi Official Calls to Eliminate State’s Only Majority Black House District After Voting Rights Ruling"
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