KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Rev. Emanuel Cleaver III wants a second Civil Rights Movement in response to President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans who are redrawing congressional district boundaries to increase their power in Washington.
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People attend a service Sept. 7 at St. James Church in Kansas City, Mo., where Democrat Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II was once pastor and is now facing an uphill reelection battle after the Missouri legislature redrew maps to divide Cleaver's congressional district among three districts.
Senior pastor Emanuel Cleaver III, talks about the Missouri legislature's plans to divide Missouri's 5th congressional district among three districts, in an effort to flip a seat held by his father from Democratic to Republican, Sept. 7 at St. James Church in Kansas City, Mo.
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, D-Mo., talks about the Missouri legislature's effort to divide his district among three districts in an effort to flip his seat to Republican, Sept. 7 at St. James Church in Kansas City, Mo.
Saundra Powell, standing center, worships Sept. 7 at St. James Church in Kansas City, Mo., where Democrat Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II was once pastor and is now facing an uphill reelection battle after the Missouri legislature redrew maps to to divide Clever's congressional district among three districts.
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