Alabamian
Britishadjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012noun
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That map was devised after the Supreme Court in June blocked a previous version, also for weakening the voting power of Black Alabamians.
From Reuters
"The law requires the creation of an additional district that affords Black Alabamians, like everyone else, a fair and reasonable opportunity to elect candidates of their choice," the judges wrote Tuesday.
From Salon
Attorney General Eric Holder, chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, said in a statement that Alabama’s new map “denies Black Alabamians their lawfully protected rights.”
From Seattle Times
Because of my personal experiences of how people view Black Alabamians, I've always wanted to celebrate Alabama as writers often do with geographical locations near and dear to them.
From Salon
“Black Alabamians’ ‘candidates of choice’ tend to lose elections in Alabama not because they are Black or because they receive Black support, but because they are Democrats,” the state’s lawyers wrote.
From New York Times
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