Correspondence from Suitts to Chambers; Statistics and Maps of North Carolina Districts

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October 30, 1981

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LDF Attorneys
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- Leslie J. Winner
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- Gingles
Case
- Thornburg v. Gingles
U.S. state
- North Carolina
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- Case Files
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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Williams. Correspondence from Suitts to Chambers; Statistics and Maps of North Carolina Districts, 1981. d1089b0d-da92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/96ba3549-d66e-45b8-99a6-617b4b17d1b9/correspondence-from-suitts-to-chambers-statistics-and-maps-of-north-carolina-districts. Accessed October 09, 2025.

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October 30, 1981

Mr. Julius t. Chambers
Attorney at Law
730 East Independence Plaza
951 South Independence Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

My dear Julius:
I'm placing r:nder this cover the charts and maps which illustrate
the potential for creating single member districts for the North
Carolina legislature if county lines are not observed and the
Department of Justice voids the 1976 State Constitutional provisions.

Please share a copy with Leslie.

Ste

SS/

cc: Raymond Wheeler
Napolean Williams

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SUM}IARY OF PROPOSED SINGLE MEIVIBER DISTRICTS FOR N.C. HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES IN SEVEN NoBTH EAEqLLNA-loqlITIES

COUNTIES
OF DISTRICI

Cumber land*r

Gui lford
Set #1

Set #2

Wilson, Nash,
and Edgecombe

Bertie, l"lartin,
Nash, and
Edgecombe

TOTAL
POPULATION
OF DISTRICT

48, 385

49 ,97 4

50,307

49 ,87 6

49, 839

TOTAL BLACK
POPUTATION
OF DISTRICT

29,594

35,391

33,103

26 ,487

31,346

I BLACK
POPULATION

6L.12

70.82

65. 8%

53. r%

62.92

DEVIATION
FACTORT

- 1.2*

2*
2 .8*

t.9Z

+ 1.8t

4*46,984 29,2t6 62.22

Ideal House District would have 48,954 residents'*

** Cumberland percentage of blacks includes sma11 number of other
racial minorities in two census tracts.



PROPOSED SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT FOR N. C. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN

CT,MBERIAI.ID COTJNTY

TRACT/
TOWNSHIP

TOTAT
POPULATION

TOTAL BI.ACK 6/OR
MINORITY POPUIETION

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0001

0002

0003

0004

0 010

0 011

0 012

0 013

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0024

0034

71st township
in tract 34

1005

27 87

148?

1888

397 6

5582

5354

2269

3481

6045

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sz3

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958

L704

349 0

5002

2 4g?*

2L86
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766

327 6

Airfie 1d)

6948

TOTAI 48, 385

A11 I'tinority Population included

29,594 61.1?



PROPOSED

101

L0z

103

109

110

111.01

111.02

IL?,

113

127.05

L27 .06

127.07

128.03

128.05

SINGLE I'lEl"lBER DISTRI CTS FOR N. C.
GUILFORD COUNTY:

SET #1
DISTRICT #1

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN

TOTAT
POPUI.ATION

L679

39 96

192 8

24L6

4 831

5448

3 384

5500

39L?

4642

3186

2542

4704

180 6

ToTAI 49,974

BLACK
POPULATION

772

402

L97

73L

47 86

5 111

3378

5453

369 5

4538

2124

10 91

180 4

L329

35,391 70.8L*



PROPOSED SINGTE MEMBER DISTRICTS FOR N.C. HOUSE
GUITFORD COT]NTY:

SET T2
DISTRICT 1A

TOTAT
POPTTTATION

16 79

1928

24L6

4831

5 448

3384

5500

2616

4642

3186

zs42

4704

1806

5625

BTACK
POPUI..ATION

772

L97

73L

47 86

5 111

3378

5435

832

4538

?,L24

109 1

180 4

L3Z9

977

OF REPRESENTATIVES

t
BIACK

6s.8t

101

103

109

110

111.01

111.02

LLZ

119.05

LZ7 .05

L27 .06

LZ7 ,07

128.03

128.05

154

TOTAL 50,307 33, 105



PROPOSED SINGLE T,IE}AER DISTRICTS FOR N.C. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GUI LFORD COI.]NTY:

SET #2
DISTRICT 2A

138

139

141

L4?

145.0 3

144.06

165

113

114

L26.04

L26.09

126.11

TOTAL
POPULATION

46L4

5882

890

4355

3845

3t2L

6069

39LZ

6l4Z

4927

407 7

20 42

49,876

BIACK
POPULATION

s962

sz07

619

168 7

1101

2072

298

3695

5 534

138 5

357

570

26,487

*
BIJ.CK

53.1*TOTAL



PRg]posEp slNGtE r,rEraER pTSTRICT FoR N.C. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATTVES

IN WILSON.-NASH. AJ.ID EDGECOIAE COI.JNTIES (CITIES OF WILSON-ROCKY MOUNT)

i
1i

lr
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Wilson County

Nash Cor:nty

Edgecombe Colmty

TOTAL

7
8.01
8.02

11
L2
13

TOTAL
POPULATION

-6'e-'4--3717
2580
2192
3085
52?0

BLACK
POPULATION
5328
37LL
180 3
1040
140 5
2L25

90

BLACK

63?

101
L02
104

20L
202
204

488
6 991
4359

229
3860
t 461

367
3718
6299

401
7042
6 818

49 , 839 3L,346



PROPOSED SINGTE ME}AER DISTRICT FOR N.C. HOUSE-OF REPRESENTATIVTS

iN LESTIE, IvtARTlN, NASH. AI.ID EDGEC0IEE _COUNTIES

TOTAL BLACK T

POPUTATION POPULATION BLACK

Bertie County (entire)

Martin County twships of
Hami 1ton,
Goose Nest,
Popular Point and
Robertsonville

21,024 L2 ,441

Nash County tract

Edgecombe County

TOTAL

L07

205

207

208

209

206

9 039

3255

636

322 4

385 4

344L

2511

5371

2L7 5

530

1892

2L35

2980

L69Z

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Correspondence from Suitts to Chambers; Statistics and Maps of North Carolina Districts

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