“Somebody had to believe, and somebody had to think ‘We can do this. We can win this fight. We might pay a very heavy price, but justice will rule, justice will prevail,’” said Letitia Jackson, a plaintiff in the recent Alabama redistricting case.
Letetia Jackson, one of the plaintiff's in the Allen v. Milligan voting rights case, with her late mother, Ruth Daniels, and older brother Bruce Daniels.This is an opinion column.decision last week that could give Black voters a bigger, fairer voice in Alabama and across the U.S.The pundits and pols sure didn’t see it coming. Me among them. Even some of the plaintiffs flirted with pessimism.
“I just felt it in my gut from the beginning,” she said. “I was like, we’re gonna win this case you guys. And I kept telling everybody.”“I think a lot of it has to do with my general optimism and faith and belief that when you are on the right side of an issue … you ultimately will win.” “It just seemed it would be a real stretch in my opinion for the court not to rule in our favor,” she said. “And I think that it would have solidified the fact that the court has moved from the premise of being equal and colorblind, that it stands on the rule of law.”
“It actually matters who advocates for right,” Letetia Jackson said. “Not just for you, because I don’t want anyone advocating for me because I’m Black if I’m wrong. I want them advocating for me because it’s right, it’s just, and the facts bear that out.”
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