"Voter lists up by 31% after federal drive."

"Voter lists up by 31% after federal drive."

This article from the Birmingham News discusses the increase in the number of registered voters in Alabama following the Voting Rights Act of 1965: "It was an over-all gain of more than 31 per cent which affected the voter totals of virtually all counties, but especially the urban counties of J...

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"Voter lists up by 31% after federal drive."
fulltopic Alabama documents
African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Politics and government--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Voter registration--Alabama; Voting--Alabama
description This article from the Birmingham News discusses the increase in the number of registered voters in Alabama following the Voting Rights Act of 1965: "It was an over-all gain of more than 31 per cent which affected the voter totals of virtually all counties, but especially the urban counties of Jefferson, Mobile and Montgomery and Black Belt counties where the increases invariably were more than 100 per cent...In 1964, the number of Negro voters in the state as a whole was estimated at about 96,000. The total is now estimated at 250,000." It includes a list comparing numbers of qualified voters in each county in 1964 and 1966.
spelling Q0000034221Q34221"Voter lists up by 31% after federal drive."This article from the Birmingham News discusses the increase in the number of registered voters in Alabama following the Voting Rights Act of 1965: "It was an over-all gain of more than 31 per cent which affected the voter totals of virtually all counties, but especially the urban counties of Jefferson, Mobile and Montgomery and Black Belt counties where the increases invariably were more than 100 per cent...In 1964, the number of Negro voters in the state as a whole was estimated at about 96,000. The total is now estimated at 250,000." It includes a list comparing numbers of qualified voters in each county in 1964 and 1966.1966 October 21966-10-021960-1969African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Politics and government--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Voter registration--Alabama; Voting--AlabamaTextNewspapers; ClippingsAlabama. Department of Archives and HistoryAlabama Department of Archives and History public information subject files - General filesSG06948v5935Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3941
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