In the United States, thousands of demonstrators gathered in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the historic civil rights marches that challenged racial discrimination in democratic representation.

Today, intensifying gerrymandering under Donald Trump is again weakening voting rights protections, particularly affecting Black political power. A recent Supreme Court decision has also limited a key part of the Voting Rights Act, a ruling that has concerned legal scholars.

DW speaks to Gloria J. Browne-Marshall,  an American civil rights attorney, and Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston, who describe these current developments as a renewed threat to civil liberties.