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And that was exactly the
strategy that Tom Hofeller used in North Carolina. Funneling as many black voters
as possible into the 1st and 12th
Congressional Districts, while bleaching
the surrounding areas. Carter: The truth is the Republicans targeted
African Americans, but the motivation wasn't, "We want to hurt
African‐Americans," it was
"We want to hurt Democrats."
strategy that Tom Hofeller used in North Carolina. Funneling as many black voters
as possible into the 1st and 12th
Congressional Districts, while bleaching
the surrounding areas. Carter: The truth is the Republicans targeted
African Americans, but the motivation wasn't, "We want to hurt
African‐Americans," it was
"We want to hurt Democrats."
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And that was exactly the
strategy that Tom Hofeller
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used in North Carolina.
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Funneling as many black voters
as possible
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into the 1st and 12th
Congressional Districts,
00:00:10.343 --> 00:00:13.048
while bleaching
the surrounding areas.
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Carter: The truth is
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the Republicans targeted
African Americans,
00:00:21.488 --> 00:00:23.856
but the motivation wasn't,
00:00:24.156 --> 00:00:25.725
"We want to hurt
African‐Americans,"
00:00:25.858 --> 00:00:27.066
it was
"We want to hurt Democrats."
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It influences elections and sways outcomes-gerrymandering has become a hot-button political topic and symbol for everything broken about the American electoral process. But there are those on the front lines fighting to change the...
