This year could produce the largest loss of Black political representation ever. Here’s why | CNN Politics

Republican-controlled Southern states are moving to eliminate congressional districts currently held by Black Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterms.

The redistricting push could erase as many as six held by Congressional Black Caucus members, marking the largest single-election loss in absolute numbers since Reconstruction.

Minorities account for most population growth in these states, yet their political representation faces historic decline through new district maps.

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The redistricting frenzy across Republican-controlled Southern states threatens to resurrect some of the gravest racial injustices in American political history.