After a fight for equality in the 1980s, Chattanooga civil rights activists prepare for new effort

Chattanooga civil rights activists are organizing to oppose state congressional redistricting efforts that aim to eliminate the last Democratic-held seat in Tennessee.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Afternoon light slipped through the curtains of a dimly lit room on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Chattanooga. Black residents, clergy members and activists gathered in early May to organize opposition to Tennessee state lawmakers’ congressional redistricting effort, aimed at eliminating the last Democratic-held seat in the state. The rapid redistricting effort […]
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