Mississippi Makes History: Desoto County Org Takedown

Weba federal lawsuit alleges that among the five districts drawn to elect officials in mississippi’s desoto county, all of them are discriminatory against black mississippians. Weba new federal lawsuit claims that five districts drawn to elect local officials in desoto county discriminate against black mississippians. Webfounded in 1836, desoto county has become one of the fastest growing counties in mississippi and the nation.

Webthe lawsuit argues that the desoto county map is racially discriminatory and violates section 2 of the voting rights act by severely diluting the voting power of black. Webmeredith’s march against fear. On june 5, 1966, james meredith set out to demonstrate that blacks could exercise freedom without the assistance of the […] Webthe national association for the advancement of colored people (naacp) sued desoto county claiming unfair voting and gerrymandering for black communities. The population boom mirrored a.