North Carolina Boundary Lines Drawn on an Oak Desk

the redistricting map across his desk, holding the edges down with two marble paperweights.

“We are just looking at options, Clara,” he said, giving a dry, gravelly chuckle.

“The eastern line here is drawn three miles off the census tract,” I said, pointing to the blue boundary line.

“Let’s keep this particular draft between us for now,” he said, smoothing continue reading …