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The Voting Rights Decision Might Silence Black People in Fayette County, Tennessee
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The Voting Rights Decision Might Silence Black People in Fayette County, Tennessee

NY Times · May 11, 2026, 7:02 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Black residents, who make up 25 percent of Fayette County, Tenn., won a new electoral map last year to change an all-white board of commissioners. They worry the Supreme Court’s ruling could threaten that.

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