Watch: Alabama’s congressional districts aren’t Jim Crow, but claiming they are provides jobs on cable news

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the redistricting effort by the Alabama Legislature could stand for the 2022 midterm elections.

Cable news pundits reacted to this by declaring “Jim Crow” was alive and well in Alabama.

It’s not, but these people just need a reason to call their fellow Americans racist, hoping it will bear political fruit.

Watch:


Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9AM weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10AM to noon.

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