Alabama Democrats Look for a Black Backlash Over Voting Rights

New York Times Wednesday 19 August 2026, 21:09 UTC By Emily Cochrane 1 min read

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Representative Shomari Figures, left, is joined onstage by Doug Jones, Democratic nominee for governor of Alabama in Troy, Ala.

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