Word: alabama
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will Jackson's publicity bonanza produce enough votes to shake up the Democratic race seriously? Many political experts had doubts. "Jesse can get every political prisoner released in the world, and he can't be nominated," contended Joe Reed, chairman of the all-black Alabama Democratic Conference, which has endorsed Mondale for President and Jackson for Vice President. Jackson, naturally, took a more upbeat view. "God will provide," he said. "Who could have ever imagined that there would be a black pilot from Portsmouth, N.H., being held in a jail in Damascus?" His plans to hold a political...
...Anyone who has passed by the White House in the past three years has undoubtedly witnessed a vigil of some sort on Pennsylvania Ave--one of those ragged collections of souls mourning the slaughter of their fellow men in some far-flung corner of the world. A man in Alabama made headlines last spring when he tried to set himself on fire to protest unemployment in America. Others have been more concerted in their protest, organizing massive marches on New York or Washington, circulating petitions, writing to Congressmen, trying, somehow, to express their fear, their anger...
...when he was running for re-election for Governor of Alabama, George Wallace knew that he would need the black vote in order to win. He appeared before the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and apologized for his behavior toward blacks in the past. He had once vowed that he would never be "out-niggered" again by a white opponent, and he had stood in the door of the University of Alabama to prevent two black students from enrolling. But after his apology, the black voters of Alabama forgave him, and voted for him in large numbers...
...years Arkansas has remained at or near the bottom of the 50 states on expenditures for each of its 432,000 students. Last year Arkansas spent only $2,035 for each student, compared with a national average of $2,952, placing it just above South Carolina, Utah, Mississippi and Alabama. Arkansas' teachers earn an average of only $15,029, compared with the national average of $21,671. Admits State Education Director Don Roberts: "We deserve a bad image for those two factors alone...
...Jackson, the Alabama draw was an upbeat end to a heady week. Whether his stump-speaking ability will translate into votes is uncertain, even doubtful, if he cannot pull together an efficient campaign organization. But Jackson's stunning reception pointed up a lack of fire in the other candidates. His wife Jacqueline, after listening to his competitors make speeches on the tour, asked bluntly: "Do they really think they can beat Reagan with one of these guys?" After last week, not a few Democrats are quietly asking themselves the same question. -By Evan Thomas...