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In Gomillion v. Lightfoot (1960), the Supreme Court ruled the ___________ gerrymanders were not constitutional.

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The racial gerrymanders is the answer. The Supreme Court ruled that the new boundaries were aimed at excluding African Americans from voting. It violated the Fourteenth Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause by moving an entire population of Blacks out of the district.

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