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Black voters could decide Mississippi runoff governor race
In Jackson Mississippi the 307000 black voters about 28 percent of registered voters may swing the runoff between Lieut. Gov. Charles Sullivan and William Waller. White voters split, campaigns target blacks, race issues recede to focus on highways unemployment pollution and taxes. Notable figures include Hodding Carter III Jerry DeLaughter Aaron Henry and Charles Evers with mixed black and white moderates shaping responses. Evers urges local focus while others oppose and some blacks decline endorsements. Overall turnout and strategy reflect a shift since Reconstruction with race still present in subtle terms.
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Paul Delaney
N.Y. Times
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Charles Sullivan
William
Jerry DeLaughter
Institute of Politics
Carter
Charles Evers
Fayette
Aaron Henry
State National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Ever
Jimmy Swan
Evers
Swan
Pat Derian
Democratic National
Jason Berry
Jackson Political Action League
Governor’s
Sullivan
Waller