Alabama Democratic lawmakers hold rally in opposition to special session

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 673

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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As Alabama lawmakers Tuesday pushed forward bills that could reduce the number of Black members of the state’s congressional delegation, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, organized a protest at the Statehouse Tuesday with Democratic state senators and representatives.

Sewell and other speakers at the rally, which drew about 50 people and lasted a little more than an hour, said Black voters in the state deserve their share of representation in Congress and the Legislature.

“It …

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