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[Boris]

For example, which state has the highest African-American percentage in its legislature?  Mississippi.  If we were so racist, we would have not have allowed that through gerrymandering and intimidation.

Are there any white-majority districts with a black senator/representative or any black-majority districts with a white senator/representative?

[Boris]

Correct me if I'm wrong, Boris, but I thought you were referring to such districts/representatives/senators IN MISSISSIPPI where that is the case. If we're comparing racism in different states, having blacks representing black-majority districts would not attest to non-racism.

yeah, that's what I was going for. MS state senators and representatives, not federal ones.

[Boris]

This just turned into one of the funniest threads ever