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They Could Not Expel Pearson. So They Tried To Expel His Voters.

Watch Pearson first. Then follow the bills, the floor vote, and the checks.

The claim

The fight did not end when Justin Pearson walked back into the Tennessee House. The next move was to redraw the people who sent him there.

BTP editorial illustration of Justin Pearson and Memphis map lines.
Receipt 01

Pearson warned what the map would do before the vote: split the community and drain Black political power.

Receipt 02

The bill trail, House floor video, and local coverage show the redistricting fight moving on an emergency timeline.

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