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Alabama to Vote on Segregation Language
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Oct 13, 2004 12:51pm |
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| Media | TV News - WJLA Channel 7 (ABC) |
| News Date | Wednesday, October 13, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Fifty years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing school segregation, an Alabama law mandating racially separate classrooms is still on the books.
Gov. Bob Riley and others concerned about the state's image are urging voters to approve a constitutional amendment on Nov. 2 to strike the long-unenforceable language from the state constitution. They say such laws are a painful reminder of the South's divisive past, and make Alabama look bad when it comes to drawing in new businesses.
But the amendment ballot has opponents, including former Chief Justice Roy Moore, who is suspicious of possible hidden agenda: a huge tax increase.
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