Representative Bob Fincher warns the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger threatens Alabama farmers through higher costs and reduced competition.
Thousands gathered in Montgomery as Democratic leaders warned new Southern district lines threatened to dilute Black voting strength and representation.
The Supreme Court's recent redistricting rulings reveal growing fears that democratic legitimacy is weakening beneath America’s escalating partisan political warfare.
Organizers tied the demonstrations to Selma’s civil rights legacy as voting rights leaders planned marches, rallies and chartered buses from across the South.