Redistricting dilutes Black voters’ representation (Video)

(3 Oct 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Montgomery, Alabama 19 September 2022 1. Wide shot of Alabama Capitol Building HEADLINE: Redistricting case heads to U.S. Supreme Court ANNOTATION: Decades after hard-won civil rights battles, Alabama is again at the center of a legal fight over Black voting rights BRITISH MOVIETONE Alabama 26 March 1965 2. Various shots of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and marchers towards capitol city of Alabama UPSOUND (English): " The long anticipated Freedom March from Selma to Alabama's capital of Montgomery finally gets underway" ASSOCIATED PRESS Selma, Alabama 20 September 2022 ++PARTIALLY COVERED BY SHOT 2++ 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Hank Sanders, Former Alabama State Senator: "I was a student at Talladega College in 1965 and a bunch of us pile into a Volkswagen Beetle and came down to just on the other side of Montgomery." BRITISH MOVIETONE Alabama 26 March 1965 ++MUTE++ 4. Various shots of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and marchers towards capitol city of Alabama ASSOCIATED PRESS Selma, Alabama 20 September 2022 ++FULLY COVERED BY SHOT 4, 6 and 7++ 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Hank Sanders, Former Alabama State Senator: "And I can still hear Dr. King saying how long? And then he would say Not long. And here we are, and we are still fighting for our right to vote." BRITISH MOVIETONE Alabama 26 March 1965 ++MUTE++ 6. Various shots of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and marchers standing in front of capitol 7. Law enforcement standing in front of capitol ASSOCIATED PRESS Montgomery, Alabama 19 September 2022 8. American and Alabama state flags perched on top of building ANNOTATION: On Tuesday, a high-stakes redistricting case will go before the U.S. Supreme Court. 9. Wide shot of downtown Montgomery Dexter Avenue ANNOTATION: The case will set up a new test of the Voting Rights Act and the role of race in redistricting. ASSOCIATED PRESS 10. Graphic of map showing Alabama congressional districts ANNOTATION: The lawsuit says that Alabama dilutes the voting strength of the state's Black voters by packing a large number of them into a single congressional district. ASSOCIATED PRESS Montgomery, Alabama 19 September 2022 11. Wide shot of traffic on Carter Hill Road, border of two congressional districts ANNOTATION: It claims the state has fragmented communities in other districts, which includes the state's Black Belt region and the city of Montgomery. 12. Carter Hill Road sign ANNOTATION: It also says Black voters have no realistic chance to elect their preferred congressional candidates anywhere outside of the 7th Congressional District. 13. Speed limit 25 sign 14. CU of West Street sign ++PARTIALLY COVERED BY SHOT 14++ 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Evan Milligan, Plaintiff: "The state is actually able to create a second opportunity district where black voters can elect a candidate of their choice and do that in a way that comports with traditional principles of redistricting and map drawing. And the state chose not to do that." 16. Wide shot of Dexter Avenue facing capitol ANNOTATION: Evan Milligan is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. ANNOTATION: It contends that the Voting Rights Act requires Alabama to have two districts, not just one, where Black voters make up a substantial part of the electorate. 17. Wide shot of downtown Montgomery from capitol 18. Close of sign "Alabama" ASSOCIATED PRESS Montgomery, Alabama 21 September 2022 ++PARTIALLY COVERED BY SHOT 19++ 19. SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin Jones, Plaintiff: 20. Wide shot of home in neighborhood with new district lines Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/a7e33a7e18b84e54b89b39071ca66984