Keystone Crossroads tours “one of the nation’s most gerrymandered” congressional districts News
Keystone Crossroads tours “one of the nation’s most gerrymandered” congressional districts

PennLive’s Wallace McKelvey tours Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, calling it “one of the nation’s most gerrymandered.” The Seventh spans a wide swath of southeastern Pennsylvania, from the Delaware border in to the suburbs outside Reading.

While we’re talking about the federal and state court cases challenging Pennsylvania’s district lines, it’s worth considering the actual communities at issue.

McKelvey’s report is part of the Over the Line? collaborative between PennLive, WITF, Keystone Crossroads and other Pennsylvania public media organizations “taking a closer look at redistricting and how it affects communities.”

THIS DAY @ LAW

Montgomery started racially-integrated bus service after boycott

On December 21, 1956, buses in Montgomery, Alabama, started racially integrated service following federal court rulings ending on-board segregation. Bus boycott leaders Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy were among the first riders under the new scheme. Learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Stalin born

On December 21, 1879, Joseph Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia. In 1922, he became leader of the USSR until his death in 1953. During his time as Soviet dictator, Stalin industrialized his country, which he then led to become one of the world's two superpowers after WWII. Through his infamous purges, show trials and nationwide famines, Stalin also became responsible for millions of deaths.