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Negroes Push For Offices In Southland
In a survey by The Associated Press Negroes in the South gain political muscle with campaigns for offices long held by whites. Georgia already elected a Negro state senator, with other Southern states showing limited gains in city councils and education posts. Leroy Johnson of Atlanta cites reapportionment voting awareness and rising liberal attitudes among whites as factors behind the trend.
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