The WSJ Got It Wrong — It’s This Administration Who Has a Jim Crow Fantasy NEEDS

May 28, 2026

Marc H. Morial criticizes a Wall Street Journal editorial that downplays concerns about voting rights by claiming Supreme Court decisions haven't significantly impacted Black voter participation. Morial argues the editorial cherry-picks data while ignoring evidence that the Shelby v.

Who is affected

Black voters and Black communities nationwide
Lower-income voters
Nonwhite voters in counties formerly subject to Section 5 preclearance
Black congressional representatives and candidates
The only sitting Black member of Congress from Tennessee
Minority voters generally

What action is being taken

The administration is aggressively trying to limit absentee voting ahead of midterms
States are enforcing strict voter ID laws
States are purging voter rolls
Communities are removing ballot boxes in majority-Black areas
Louisiana is cancelling its primary elections to redraw maps
Tennessee has created a new redistricting map

Why it matters

This matters because Supreme Court rulings like Shelby v. Holder and Louisiana v. Callais are systematically weakening the Voting Rights Act, enabling states to suppress Black voter participation and dilute Black political representation. Research demonstrates these decisions have had measurable negative impacts, with the white-Black turnout gap nearly doubling beyond what would be expected from national trends alone. The combination of reduced federal oversight and aggressive state-level redistricting threatens to reduce Black congressional representation to levels not seen since Reconstruction, undermining decades of civil rights progress and democratic participation for Black communities.

What's next

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