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  • Description is exactly "(24) Amendment No. 4 Given Majority. A Friday, November 15, 1946 Florence Herald article reporting on the passage of all nine amendments to the Alabama Constitution, including controversial Amendment No. 4, which had "the avowed aim of holding down Negro registration." The article notes that among opponents of the bill were Governor-Elect Jim Folsom and Senator Lister Hill, while prominent supporters included Governor Sparks and former Governor Frank Dixon."

Alabama Politics Boswell Amendment FH Fri Jan 25 1946 p 2.jpg
A series of newspaper articles discussing the proposed Boswell Amendment to the Alabama Constitution of 1946.

Section 181 of the Alabama constitution allowed a citizen to register to vote if either they or their spouse owned at least $300 worth…
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