MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Cicely Sharp never saw herself becoming a full-time voting rights organizer. After what happened in May, though, she felt like she had no choice.
Her brother, who lives in New Jersey, was texting her to coordinate a visit to Memphis, but she wasn’t paying much attention to him. She was watching legislative proceedings on television, as Tennessee Republicans prepared to slice up the district containing Memphis. The majority-Black city was mostly in the 9th Congressional District. But on May 7, it was split among the 5th, 8th, and 9th districts, and the new lines now heavily favor Republicans, according to the Cook Political Report…