Defeating the Alabama tax referendum.(Opinion)

Campaigns & Elections | February 1, 2004| | Copyright

Late one evening, a conservative activist from rural Alabama took a wrong turn and found himself in a predominantly black section of Mobile. He scanned the neighborhood in the fading twilight, looking for the interstate, and was shocked by what he saw. The space in front of nearly every home displayed teal-and-yellow signs that read, "We are taxed enough--Vote No September 9," the very same message touted on the bumper of his car.

This came as a surprise because many groups that usually produce black voters at the polls, including African Methodist Episcopal ...

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