Louphenia Thomas with supporters outside her campaign headquarters after she won a special legislative election in Birmingham, Alabama.
David Herring is kneeling in front of her. Thomas was elected to fill the unexpired term of John Porter in the Alabama House of Representatives, becoming the first African American woman to serve in the state legislature.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/100739 |