Letters from an American

A One-Party South

May 14, 2026·18 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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The podcast episode examines the immediate political and historical fallout of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2026 decision in Louisiana v. Calais, which gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, enabling a wave of racially motivated redistricting across Southern states that threatens democr

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Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Heather Cox RichardsonJeff LandryBill LeeJustin J. PearsonBrian KempHarold Jones IIJim Saxa

Books

How Democracies Dieby Stephen Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt

Companies

Democracy Docket

Topics

American HistoryCivil Rights HistoryDemocracyRacial JusticeSupreme CourtUs Politics

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