Memorandum from Suitts to North Carolina Reapportionment Group; Proposed House Districts Within Cumberland County Populations

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February 10, 1982

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LDF Attorneys
Cooperating Attorney
- Leslie J. Winner
Organization
- NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund, Inc.
Matter
- Gingles
Case
- Thornburg v. Gingles
U.S. state
- North Carolina
Collection
- Case Files
Taxonomy
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- b4b736d9-d792-ee11-be37-6045bddb811f

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Memorandum from Suitts to North Carolina Reapportionment Group; Proposed House Districts Within Cumberland County Populations, 1982. b4b736d9-d792-ee11-be37-6045bddb811f. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/75994111-6095-42ad-b70c-d1d4a2a3bb3d/memorandum-from-suitts-to-north-carolina-reapportionment-group-proposed-house-districts-within-cumberland-county-populations. Accessed May 22, 2025.

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STEVESUITTS. Exccudv. Oir.clor a JOSEPH HAAS.Cqrnr.l

75 IIARIETTA STR EET, N.W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 (404) 522-8704

MEMORANDUM

TO:

FROM:

RE:

North Carolina ReaPPortionment

Steve Suitts

Proposal for Cunberland CountY

Group

DATE: February 10, L982

House Districts

Herers four districts that fit within Cumberland County
around House District #55 of our proposed plan #1.

Why? You may ask. It's a long story which Leslie
can answer at our meeting.

S.T. S.



PROPOSED
TO BE

HOUSE DISTRICTS WITHIN
ADDED TO PROPOSED HOUSE

PLAI{ NO. 1

CIIIEERLAND COUNTY
DISTRICT f55 OF

HOUSE DISTRICT A

Tract Nurnber Total Population Black Population

94

1,175

360

958

zoL

95

628

430

1r389

252

644

6,205

TOTAL MINORITY

5

6

7

9

18

19. 01

19.02

19. 03

2A

32.0t

32.03

TOTATS

Deviation

2,907

5,135

6,842

6,091

2,740

2,072

5,166

5,067

7,LoZ

2,239

4,229

49,5 89

1t

Black *

L3?,

L9Z



PROPOSED HOUSE DISTRICTS WITHIN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
TO BE ADDED TO PROPOSED HOUSE DISTRICT #53 OF

PLAI,I NO. 1

HOUSE DISTRICT B

Tract Number Total Population Black Population Black t

s77

973

8,085

2,4L6

1,755

908

TOTATS 48,367 L4,494 30t

Deviation lt Total Minority s6t

25. 03 3 ,252

25.04 4,484

34 (Manchester)
26,303

5,098

6,092

3,138

55

56

37



PROPOSED HOUSE
TO BE ADDED

DISTRICTS WITHIN
TO PROPOSED HOUSE

PIA}I NO. 1

CUMBERTAI{D COUNTY
DISTRICT #55 OF

HOUSE DISTRICT C

Tract Nunber

2Z

32 .02

33. 01

33.02

34.03

33.04

35.05

s4 (71st)

TOTALS

Deviation

Total Population Black Population Black t

40t

47*

2,834

5,596

2,239

4,269

6,140

7 ,326

6,822

14,516

49 ,7 42

z*

1,305

1,845

252

3 ,422

918

2,638

L,932

7,568

19, 876

Total Minority



PROPOSED HOUSE
TO BE ADDED

DISTRICTS WITHIN
TO PROPOSED HOUSE

PIA}I NO. 1

CUMBERIAI.ID COUNTY
DISTRICT #53 OF

HOUSE DISTRICT

Tract

15

16. 01

L6 .02

T7

25.01

25.0?

?6

27

z8

29

50

31

Nunber Total

2,323

3,994

4,5L?,

6, 549

4,489

3,453

4,338

3 ,8?8

3,705

2,952

4,270

5,310

Population Black Population

499

L2?

804

508

956

347

1,396

L,283

647

1,064

1,5 85

64L

9,852

Total Minority

B1ack t

20*

24*

TOTALS

Deviation

49,463

1t

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Memorandum from Suitts to North Carolina Reapportionment Group; Proposed House Districts Within Cumberland County Populations

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