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Demos Expect Sharp Increase More Negro Delegates At Convention
Washington reports Democratic leaders anticipate a significant rise in Black delegates to the Chicago 1968 convention. See, in 1964 only 64 of 2,944 delegates were Black. observers expect increases in Deep South, border, and northern states amid strong anti discrimination efforts and new rules.
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