Natchez residents warn redistricting could undo local progress
Several Natchez residents and historians told the redistricting committee the city’s civil‑rights history and recent progress should not be undone by changing district boundaries; speakers urged the committee to preserve community ties.
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Local residents and historians described Natchez’s civil‑rights history and the progress they said the city has made, warning that redrawing district lines could harm community cohesion and local economic recovery. Mary Jane Reid Godet recounted marching and volunteering during integration and asked the committee to avoid wasting public funds on an unnecessary mid‑decade redraw.
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