Stacey Abrams: “This will remove the only district in the state of Tennessee…”

“You see, Tennesseans of all races testified about what it would mean for black voters to no longer have even a shot at electing someone who would listen to them. This will remove the only district in the state of Tennessee where black voters had a voice. And now it's been demolished. And in between the testimony I gave in the Senate and going to that hearing, I heard multiple justifications of these horrendous racist maps.” (02:07–02:14)

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