Correspondence from Still to Counsel

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- Political Participation
Topic
- Voting Rights
Matter
- Dillard v. Crenshaw County
Case
- Dillard v. Crenshaw County
U.S. state
- Alabama
Collection
- Case Files
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- 6ed856d3-b7d8-ef11-a730-7c1e527e6da9

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Case Files, Dillard v. Crenshaw County Hardbacks. Correspondence from Still to Counsel, 1986. 6ed856d3-b7d8-ef11-a730-7c1e527e6da9. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/19f4cd95-7ae7-4d0c-af4f-ec50d7fc390f/correspondence-from-still-to-counsel. Accessed November 23, 2025.

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    Edward Still % . Cable: VOTELAW 
Telex: 6502416331 MCI 

attorney at law MCI Mail: 241-6331 

714 South 29th Street 

Birmingham, AL 35233-2810 

205/322-6631 

6 November 1986 

James U. Blacksher, Esq. Julius L. Chambers, Esq. 
Blacksher Menefee & Stein P.A. Deborah Fins, Esq. 
P.O. ‘Box 1051 NAACP Legal Defense Fund 
Mobile, AL 36633 99 Hudson Street 

New York, NY 10013 

Larry Menefee, Esq. Reo: Kirkland, Jr., ‘Esq. 
Blacksher Menefee & Stein P.A. P.O. BOX 646 
Fifth Floor, Title Bldg. Brewton, AL 36427 
300 21st Street North 

Birmingham AL 35203 

Terry G. Davis, Esq. 
Seay & Davis 
P.O. Box 6215 

Montgomery, AL 36106 

re: Dillard v Crenshaw, C.A. No. 85-T-1332-N 

Dear folks: 

Enclosed is a copy of a letter I have just sent to the 
Justice Department regarding two Section 5 submissions by 
Escambia County. Your copy of the letter does not include the 
two decrees from Dillard of which you already have copies. I 
have enclosed for you copies of Acts 86-721 and 86-722. 

If the Justice Department preclears these, we should move 
for additional relief in Dillard to block the implementation of 
the at-large chairman and enter into negotiations about the terms 
and conditions of the referendum. 

Sincerely, 

2 
Edward Still 

ES/+ 

2 encls.

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