Wiley L. Bolden et al v. City of Mobile et al : Records, 1976-1983, (bulk 1976-1981).

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Wiley L. Bolden et al v. City of Mobile et al : Records, 1976-1983, (bulk 1976-1981).

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Contains plaintiff's and defendant's depositions, briefs, exhibits, motions, findings, opinions, and judgements generated during the civil suit, as well as correspondence from the Non-Partisan Voters League and John L. LeFlore. Also includes voter registration statistics, voter turnout comparisons, election results, newsclippings, employment data, and census statistics. Although the bulk dates of the material range from 1976 through 1981, various exhibits, newsclippings, and election data cover the years prior to the establishments of Alabama's 1901 constitution up to the beginning of the court case in 1976.

14 linear ft. oversize material ; (10 boxes) 2 storage tubes.

University of South Alabama, Marx Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7560514

University of South Alabama, Marx Library

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Organizational History and List of Officers Organizational History 1909 Issued the “Call,” a statement calling for a conference to protest discrimination and violence against African Americans Convened the National Negro Conference on May 31 and June 1, New York, N.Y. E...

Non-Partisan Voters League (NPVL)

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Bolden, Wiley L., b. 1892.

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United States District Court. Southern District of Alabama.

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Wiley L. Bolden et al v. City of Mobile et al, a lawsuit contesting the use of at-large city elections on grounds of black voter dilution, was filed June 1975. The lead plaintiff in the case, Wiley L. Bolden, was, along with John L. LeFlore, a founding member of both the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and its local successor, the Non-Partisan Voters League (NPVL). The NPVL launched this lawsuit as a means of obtaining equal political repres...