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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Tuskegee Civic Association reports eight-year study on Negro voter registration in Macon County, highlighting discriminatory tactics by officials. Only 1,100 of 27,384 Negroes registered vs. nearly all whites. Presented at U.S. Civil Rights Commission hearing in Montgomery on Dec. 8.
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Reports On Negroes'
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TUSKEGEE (ANP)—The Tuskegee civic association last week reported the findings of an eight-year study of registration efforts of Negroes in Macon county. The data was entered into the records at a hearing of the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights, which was held in Montgomery, Dec. 8.
The association revealed the delaying and evasive techniques used by white officials to slow down the process of application of Negroes seeking to register to vote. A Negro must be registered to vote.
According to the report, 27,384 of a total of 30,561 in Macon county are Negroes. Of this number, only 1,100 Negroes are registered voters.
On the other hand, of 3,177 white residents, the current voter list shows that 3,016 are registered.
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Macon County
Event Date
Dec. 8
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of 27,384 negroes in macon county, only 1,100 are registered voters. of 3,177 white residents, 3,016 are registered.
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The Tuskegee civic association reported findings of an eight-year study of registration efforts of Negroes in Macon county, revealing delaying and evasive techniques used by white officials. The data was entered into records at a U. S. Commission on Civil Rights hearing in Montgomery.