Recent Survey Shows a Higher Percentage Per Capita of Registered Black Voters than Registered White Voters in Lauderdale County in 1959.

A May 21, 1959 Florence Herald article reporting that "according to a recent survey" in Lauderdale County per capita there is a higher percentage of registered black voters than white voters. Out of 17,000 registered voters, 20 per cent, or 3,400 are African-American, with non-whites only...

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Main Author:	Florence Herald
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
Subjects:	Photographs, documents, and clippings
Online Access:	https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1151

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collection	Civil Rights Collection
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publisher	Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
topic	Photographs, documents, and clippings
spellingShingle	Photographs, documents, and clippings Recent Survey Shows a Higher Percentage Per Capita of Registered Black Voters than Registered White Voters in Lauderdale County in 1959. Florence Herald
fulltopic	Photographs, documents, and clippings Civil Rights
description	A May 21, 1959 Florence Herald article reporting that "according to a recent survey" in Lauderdale County per capita there is a higher percentage of registered black voters than white voters. Out of 17,000 registered voters, 20 per cent, or 3,400 are African-American, with non-whites only constituting 13.4 per cent of the population of Lauderdale.
spelling	Recent Survey Shows a Higher Percentage Per Capita of Registered Black Voters than Registered White Voters in Lauderdale County in 1959.Florence HeraldCivil RightsA May 21, 1959 Florence Herald article reporting that "according to a recent survey" in Lauderdale County per capita there is a higher percentage of registered black voters than white voters. Out of 17,000 registered voters, 20 per cent, or 3,400 are African-American, with non-whites only constituting 13.4 per cent of the population of Lauderdale.Newspapers.comLee Freeman1959-05-21Still ImageJpeghttps://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1151https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/36745/archive/files/f1042788e4164f1b5f1cd9bf9f6942f6.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAI3ATG3OSQLO5HGKA&Expires=1663804800&Signature=hfEcGhqTf8RUrgGMzTdNZ87UvGU%3DFlorence HeraldEnglishImages are available for educational and research purposes. This image may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the interested party to identify the copyright holder and receive permission.
title	Recent Survey Shows a Higher Percentage Per Capita of Registered Black Voters than Registered White Voters in Lauderdale County in 1959.
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Recent Survey Shows a Higher Percentage Per Capita of Registered Black Voters than Registered White Voters in Lauderdale County in 1959.

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