About 16,000 Voters on Lauderdale's Poll List

About 16,000 Voters on Lauderdale's Poll List

A Thursday, April 3, 1958 Florence Herald report that there were currently 16,000 registered voters in Lauderdale County, with 697, approximately 4 percent of that total, being African-American. The next year, on May 21, 1959 the Herald would report an increase in Lauderdale County to 17,000 vote...

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Main Author: Florence (AL) Herald
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Published: Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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Photographs, documents, and clippings
Online Access:https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1280
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building Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
publisher Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
topic Photographs, documents, and clippings
spellingShingle Photographs, documents, and clippings
About 16,000 Voters on Lauderdale's Poll List
Florence (AL) Herald
fulltopic Photographs, documents, and clippings
Politics
description A Thursday, April 3, 1958 Florence Herald report that there were currently 16,000 registered voters in Lauderdale County, with 697, approximately 4 percent of that total, being African-American. The next year, on May 21, 1959 the Herald would report an increase in Lauderdale County to 17,000 voters, with 3,400, or 20 percent of the total, being Black, an increase of 16 percent from April of 1958. Note: See the May 21, 1959 Herald article "Higher Percentage of Negro Voter Registration Per Capita in Lauderdale County than White Registration" in the Politics Collection.
spelling About 16,000 Voters on Lauderdale's Poll ListFlorence (AL) HeraldPoliticsA Thursday, April 3, 1958 Florence Herald report that there were currently 16,000 registered voters in Lauderdale County, with 697, approximately 4 percent of that total, being African-American. The next year, on May 21, 1959 the Herald would report an increase in Lauderdale County to 17,000 voters, with 3,400, or 20 percent of the total, being Black, an increase of 16 percent from April of 1958. Note: See the May 21, 1959 Herald article "Higher Percentage of Negro Voter Registration Per Capita in Lauderdale County than White Registration" in the Politics Collection.Newspapers.comLee Freeman1958-04-03Still ImageJpeghttps://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1280https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/36745/archive/files/27b1ff7eb9e9a42f3bff8dbb289c6473.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAI3ATG3OSQLO5HGKA&Expires=1672272000&Signature=PbYiiAoH9LeybgUZNYQc1l1uBbc%3DFlorence (AL) 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.
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