Alabama Vote Shows Old South Bigotry is Alive and Well
Jay Reeves, The Associated Press, November 6, 2004
http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2004/11/05/ala/
Montgomery, Ala. --Old times are not forgotten in the heart of Dixie. Alabama voters elected a Supreme Court candidate linked to Old South ideals and apparently killed a move to strike segregationist language from the state Constitution, a victory of sorts for the state's neo-Confederate crowd.
Michael Hill, president of the pro-secession League of the South, said Tom Parker's election Tuesday and the Amendment Two results make it obvious many Alabama voters still identify with Southern causes.
A black law professor said the twin developments were worrisome.
"The message is that people don't care, they don't understand, and that some people are bigots," said Bryan Fair, who teaches at the University of Alabama.
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