[civilian]

Thanks for the background! That does explain the motivation a lot more.

It does, however, seem wicked racist and even rude that the primary goal of districting should be to get a candidate of a certain race.

[comex]

Not necessarily a candidate of a certain race, but the candidate preferred by voters of that race (which often coincides, but not always). And only if members of that race vote sufficiently as a bloc to get them elected; nobody’s forcing them to agree with each other, just ensuring that their voice is heard if they do.

[s73ver]

As it turns out, many, many, many districts are majority white people. What these districts do is make sure there are some that aren't.