{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Amanpour &amp; Company","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/amanpour-and-company","author_name":"Claire Betzer","author_url":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/amanpour-and-company\/author\/betzercwnet-org\/","title":"The Voting Rights Act Was Born Out of His District. Now It\u2019s Under Threat | Video | Amanpour &amp; Company | PBS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mR0QOzK1uR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/amanpour-and-company\/video\/may-7-2026-zwfi3g-2\/\">The Voting Rights Act Was Born Out of His District. Now It\u2019s Under Threat<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/amanpour-and-company\/video\/may-7-2026-zwfi3g-2\/embed\/#?secret=mR0QOzK1uR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Voting Rights Act Was Born Out of His District. Now It\u2019s Under Threat&#8221; &#8212; Amanpour &amp; Company\" data-secret=\"mR0QOzK1uR\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/amanpour-and-company\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/amanpour-and-company\/files\/2026\/05\/NMVxCZN-asset-mezzanine-16x9-bNtGMdY.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"Alabama's State Legislature is pushing to redraw congressional maps, after the Supreme Court gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling makes it harder to challenge plans that dilute voting power along racial lines. Alabama Democratic Congressman Shomari Figures joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the implication of the Court's recent ruling in his state and beyond."}