After a fight for equality in the 1980s, Chattanooga civil rights activists prepare for new effort

By: Ruby Rayner

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: September 28, 2026

Words: 2,453

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Afternoon light slipped through the curtains of a dimly lit room on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Chattanooga. Black residents, clergy members and activists gathered in early May to organize opposition to Tennessee state lawmakers’ congressional redistricting effort, aimed at eliminating the last Democratic-held seat in the state.

The rapid redistricting effort in May by Republican state lawmakers came in response to a major U.S. Supreme Court decision, Louisiana …

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