Mississippi Legislature Would Give Capital’s White Residents Their Own Special District

In February 2023, the Mississippi House passed Bill 1020, which would create a majority-White district within the predominantly Black capital city of Jackson. State Representative Trey Lamar, the new district’s chief proponent, claims the bill will lower crime; critics describe it as modern Jim Crow law. The new district’s officials…
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