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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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In Dallas, Texas, on Aug. 14, W. J. Durham announced the formation of the Texas League of Democratic Voters, a statewide organization to unite and mobilize the 571,000 Negro voters following a Supreme Court ruling allowing Negroes to vote in primaries. The group was formed Thursday at a meeting of 150 Negroes from across the state.
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DALLAS, Tex., Aug. 14. (UP) Formation of a state-wide organization known as "the Texas league of Democratic voters," described as a move to weld the big Negro vote into one unit and promote political activity among the state's 571,000 Negroes was revealed Monday.
W. J. Durham, Dallas attorney who was named chairman of the group, announced its formation and said it would organize the Negroes down to every precinct.
The organization was formed Thursday at a meeting in Dallas attended by 150 Negroes from various parts of the state.
The organization is a result of the recent supreme court ruling permitting Negroes to vote in primary elections.
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Dallas, Tex.
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Thursday (Prior To Aug. 14)
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formation of statewide organization to promote negro political activity and voting in primaries.
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Formation of the Texas league of Democratic voters at a meeting in Dallas attended by 150 Negroes from various parts of the state, with W. J. Durham named chairman; aims to organize Negroes down to every precinct following Supreme Court ruling permitting Negro voting in primaries.