The NAACP is taking a civil rights fight directly to one of the South's most powerful institutions: college sports.
The organization launched its "Out of Bounds" campaign Tuesday, urging Black athletes, recruits, fans, alumni and donors to boycott athletic programs at public universities in Southern states it says are restricting Black voting rights through redistricting and other measures. The campaign targets universities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, according to Reuters. The Associated Press reported that the effort is focused on states where the NAACP says new maps and voting policies dilute Black political power.
