Joseph Moody: “The effect of these maps is that now a black person is worth…”

“What I am looking at is the effect of what this does. Congresswoman Crockett mentioned the three fifths compromise. the dawn of America, a black person was worth 3/5 of a white one. The effect of these maps is that now a black person is worth only one fifth. I guess I should feel lucky because people who look like me are worth at least one third. We are truly doing worse in 2025 Austin than in 1787 Philadelphia.” (02:20–02:25)

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