The Supreme Court, in its partisan wisdom, has given permission, all through the South, to disenfranchise our Black folk, allowing extreme gerrymandering. This is not a result graven in stone. Black folk comprise more than a third of the electorate in Mississippi, and a significant percentage all through the South. If they should speak with a unified voice, there might be enough enlightened white folks to help make their voices heard. Unfortunately, Black voters have been so discouraged that they do not tend to vote. Black voter turnout has been abysmal. The challenge is to persuade Black voters that with a massive turnout, they can have, at least statewide, enough votes to make a difference. For example, get rid of the second worst Senator in the Senate (after the state of Alabama’s idiot football coach, Tommy Tuberville): (Dr. Jeckyll and) Cindy Hyde (Smith).
The Gulf states, Mississippi especially, need to find a way to activate our Black voters and get them to the polls. If even most of them vote, Jim Crow may not rise from the grave after all.
Bill Gillmore
Columbus
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