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Brian K. Landsberg, Free at Last to Vote: The Alabama Origins of the 1965 Voting Rights Act
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Brian K. Landsberg, Free at Last to Vote: The Alabama Origins of the 1965 Voting Rights Act

Ashley M Howard
The Journal of African American History, Vol.94(1), pp.118-120
01/01/2009
DOI: 10.1086/JAAHv94n1p118

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[...] the actions of Judge Daniel H. Thomas in the Southern District Court (Perry County) demonstrated the need for federal intervention. Since Judge Thomas consistently ruled against African American applicants, voting rights advocates launched a three-pronged attack that included appeals, increased attempts at registration, and demands for federal referees.
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