Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Maggie Bozeman Re Harris v. Graddick

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Includes Correspondence from Clerk Wadsworth to Clerk Thomas.

Impact area
- Education
Topic
- Educational Equity
LDF Attorneys
Cooperating Attorneys
Organization
- LDF
Matter
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
Case
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
U.S. state
- Mississippi
Collection
- Case Files
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- 9ee5f6a0-d067-f011-bec2-6045bdd81421

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Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Maggie Bozeman Re Harris v. Graddick, 1985. 8210e17f-e892-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/97bd3e5f-8b53-4018-9b84-6dd9ce6693fb/correspondence-from-lani-guinier-to-maggie-bozeman-re-harris-v-graddick. Accessed August 19, 2025.

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January 22, 1985

Mrs. t{aggie Bozeman
Box T
A1iceville, Alabama 35442

Dear Mrs. Bozeman:

R.E: Harris v. Graddick

I had a good conversation with l'Irs. colrrln. Do you
know of iny more people who could testify that:

1. they felt discouraged from voting when
theie were only whites as election
officials

or
2. they felt more comfortable voting this last

time because there were more black election
officials

or
3.theyknowofblackswhothoughttheirvotes

would not count when there were only rvhites
as election officials.

please call me collect as soon as pOssible with this infor-
mation. I need it no later than Thursday, January 24-

Lani Guinier

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