Alabama Vote Opens Old Racial Wounds
School Segregation Remains a State Law as Amendment Is Defeated

By Manuel Roig-Franzia
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 28, 2004; Page A01

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- On that long-ago day of Alabama's great shame, Gov. George C. Wallace (D) stood in a schoolhouse door and declared that his state's constitution forbade black students to enroll at the University of Alabama.

He was correct.

If Wallace could be brought back to life today to reprise his 1963 moment of infamy outside Foster Auditorium, he would still be correct. Alabama voters made sure of that Nov. 2, refusing to approve a constitutional amendment to erase segregation-era wording requiring separate schools for "white and colored children" and to eliminate references to the poll taxes once imposed to disenfranchise blacks.

Complete article at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16443-2004Nov27.html?sub=AR

Erin

SUICIDEGIRL

Oregon, USA

NOV 27, 2004 10:33 PM

That's the only appropriate comment I can come up with right now.

lostarchitect

Brooklyn, NY

January 2004

NOV 27, 2004 10:34 PM

how gross is that? blah.

it's things like this that make me glad to be in l.a.

_MrE_

Santa Cruz, CA

July 2004

NOV 27, 2004 10:54 PM

I know of a few instaces like this^^(in Louisiana). But the neighborhood took it one step further. Within 4 months of the black family moving in, every house on that block was either sold or had a for sale sign in the yard.

*all better now
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BatAttaK

Tacoma, WA

OLD SKOOL

NOV 27, 2004 11:33 PM

lostarchitect said:
how gross is that? blah.

it's things like this that make me glad to be in l.a.

Los Angeles. The city I think of when I think racial harmony.

zenFish

Vancouver, BC

August 2004

NOV 28, 2004 12:02 AM

tha'ts fucked up. i thought this was all taken care of years ago?

fenris23

Vancouver, BC

February 2003

NOV 28, 2004 12:37 AM

BatAttaK said:

lostarchitect said:
how gross is that? blah.

it's things like this that make me glad to be in l.a.

Los Angeles. The city I think of when I think racial harmony.

No its the City of NEW racial wounds.

s5

STAFF

San Francisco, CA

NOV 28, 2004 02:19 AM

must be those "values voters" i keep hearing about.

lostarchitect

Brooklyn, NY

January 2004

NOV 28, 2004 02:21 AM

BatAttaK said:

lostarchitect said:
how gross is that? blah.

it's things like this that make me glad to be in l.a.

Los Angeles. The city I think of when I think racial harmony.

sure, there are problems. but i'd bet $1000 that i don't even have that people here wouldn't vote to keep racism on the law books.

trees2112

Liechtenstein

February 2004

NOV 28, 2004 07:41 PM

I lived in Tuscaloosa for about 7 years when I was a kid. I know the exact spot the article refers to.

All I can say is, this is sad. It's nothing like it was back in the 60's, but this type of thing is still very much there.

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December 2003

NOV 27, 2004 10:19 PM

SUICIDEGIRL

Oregon, USA

NOV 27, 2004 10:33 PM

Brooklyn, NY

January 2004

NOV 27, 2004 10:34 PM

Santa Cruz, CA

July 2004

NOV 27, 2004 10:54 PM

Tacoma, WA

OLD SKOOL

NOV 27, 2004 11:33 PM

Vancouver, BC

August 2004

NOV 28, 2004 12:02 AM

Vancouver, BC

February 2003

NOV 28, 2004 12:37 AM

STAFF

San Francisco, CA

NOV 28, 2004 02:19 AM

Brooklyn, NY

January 2004

NOV 28, 2004 02:21 AM

Liechtenstein

February 2004

NOV 28, 2004 07:41 PM