Views on Minority Candidates News Clipping
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July 3, 1983
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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Guinier. Views on Minority Candidates News Clipping, 1983. 6279e7ed-de92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/b0ee8c12-5c04-4469-a929-22bfcdff70aa/views-on-minority-candidates-news-clipping. Accessed December 04, 2025.
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Sophlo Foortor
Gotlontd
Yc!, I rould rot tor thc nry.J..t! Jldsoo tr h bcceme r
crndld.tc for prcsldcnt. Itrmldnt maucr to mc thrt hc nbbcL Wlth ldr nel roeren
PUSI bc |.r Drtdnc !n
-ed;rr
to
hc&,rbdcntr not ,ust bcc.urG
!b? rr. btrct. EG-k rilthS !o
nctp !4ror. Arrothar ram I
rmH vd. !c h b b.c.u h
Ir rllllnt !o tulc r dunrc lD ttr.
Unltrd Sllata. I tDlnl bG Htd do
rtoodrotrrFcddGat /
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' No, I dontt bclroc bhct ocoolc
tb@Id b. gtvat ladcnhl'p 6to
Sovtrilnarl I rould not vota lorJe$cJlctlon
Vlncant Cortnar
Go!tonlo
J doat OInl you rtnrld loot at
8a". Jclra Jeetaqr r.r bdru e
blsct t tert. Hc rhould bc fmied!t, only, r! rornmc rlto lr
rulnltrg 16 Fblc otrca No,
GvarytlrtrG I Dan mDr for o6e l!tt p.obhE golngtorrllc tDrthb
cobr ba Arst lrd tb.[ tDet ha tr e
bbct dvll h.dct Wb crnt bc
lurt tpr blrt mn ndntri6.r
pod[o rbo odnb Da c.D- rrtr?
Cc tDhg tr hc rrnt! 0o nur Hhlh nm.I reld mtc torhtoaDd
mtbGclu!.D.bbLct
Donnlo Loftlr
.lB Cr..r n6r Scar
JU6TONCE,I,D
LIKE TO PLAY
THE Of}IER, PART!
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Slrlrlryfflllomr t ,z*-F,
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Y.t,I roold r(,tc h? ncv. Jan
Jrctrfi'tr bc rtmH nm lor
F.rldd. I ttlnl lt h tlDc rc
blrd pao$ rhd lp la orn
dSht& It.l' t@ Ir hrrs unc
bhd pco!,a ln th! fut. Hotrr..
fud I ut d.&rltrb roold mt
ftr J€lrG Jtct ort. Ec cra ornt
Ibar!H! iltmbarilrDte,
C€ltonlo 7
I rilId b! totlUy Apo.Gd b r
bbct candldrtc lor prcddml t
fccl hb $ellflclums-tor olc rob
ltrc nd cGnt rcd rrurnd hclplnt
poc A@rlcen! - bhcl or rhlte,
ar modr .a lt rould b lo
oppntrdtt lor r Ellttstnt bbct
badcrlogct b.ct rtdl thcp.oDt6
rID rcra rrddl, Fcrudlcrd
{elarl htn; I baIarrt lt roold bcrn hrodcc to th AtD6lclt
todct . I ioold lupport. btrct
crtrddila. rb rooH aDort
Durrn lrrur lbr cvcry pcnor
mf Fd {dmpv bcceu thcy arr
,hltc, bbct, JGr, IrdLn or rnt
othcr cthnlc brckSround. t
frongtr qdrc Jrclno mmlns
lor Dr.ddent rnd rould not votr
f36 hrm.
eutt,nadovlt
l/
Wltr Jrctm throm Hr hrt
hto th poudc.l turs, I D@.. h.
hrvca hls hc.d lr lL Thcri tr mrrt lt t Dc har .n, lalarUmr o(
r@hgftrFcdd.ot
I j,
:
inoJnm.; y'
Tro rcroe that t rmld noatotc lor blecl orcrtd:nurl
errddrt : (hG b I -doot
fccl h.
:[H;;:"-*,{ **,.rS. i, HfiP*'.orl*'rido
Vodag dEohr't b. b.!rd G ^ Foolrl \vdtc lor Jcltc \
*l*#..* r'
- I! lntsti b. poslblr to cut r
Dallot !a r dnorrty cmddrt6
9q nof Uc Rcv. Jcsc.0ectrur
Not 6ly b hc e rlendcr erelrstfirrrlc! hc b I stendrr eiafnri
Urc bllct peoplc. He l, [rtlrl-rhar
!o crplolt hb orn pouucd futltraIIc docln't clrt rrvtfilrr lbouttD. blrct paoDlc. Atr ni crrcrlDdLElbEtr-
Wllllom Thompon
1fr.I|
No, I rhnt rhrar I moH bc
lDtltrCrtd ln r.bhct Blddmt
Nor you trtc trrcUoti. tottaU
end brrtctbelli tL bt rctl cmtrol
tlEG !porn!. A'lil I Oilrt ur-
heve arough drredv. No.J lhlair. ncd r taln lD that *lb brl
lhc rbdar ald ocdcacc to
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THE GASTONIA OAZETTE SU N dq Y SPEGi CI IS fl,;:rl,:.. ::::::::J:;:;I
Sundoy, July 3, 1983-l.a
Vi ews on minoritycondG
Thlr wcek, wo orkld our roodcn lf -thcy would vot Gor o mlnorlty condldoto,
rudr ot Jotso Jockonr, 0or prorldont. Foll6wlng orc thclr rcrponror.
JohnWord J
Xlng. Mountotn Hlolvd
I cut lcG rhy -not put e tIe"tcur lcc rhy not Dilt I bhct
Ior ptuldcttt, yolr iilvc rlvanococrrthlnsrLa. -
oorrol V
WtEn Jid!fi Uror! H! hrt
lnto thG pouucal rlnS, I DoDG. tx
L.vcs ly'! baad ln lt ltcrt b mtrt th.t bc hrr rIt lnt ado! ol
nE[rlng 16 FGddcoL
ftm Doiltngor
Gortonlo
F'"rrrFE'rr{riffi w #fiE",i ri.Hjf:i
llolrrrovorkr J t*nd-r.or., fiiffif,lH},'fl[ch..ryvttt. J Corr""L- i"- mtvotr. - ---votlDS lhoElht bc b.rd ou iouii \ votc for Jcua .i
ShlrhyWtlttomr : , '
Co.ronki
Yct, I tooH votr tr ncr. J6x
Jrctm lf De !h@!d ntn lor
fcddd. I tldnl tt b ttmc rc
Dl"ct notlc strnd @ fr om
rfgha It l, ttmc tr Devc s[
bbd pcopL ln tt! triltc Bqtlc.
ADd I d d.Adtcb roold mte(t Janc Jrctro. Ec cra orm
DraaUr@Dar@rote.
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lutch A/lcrrtift Wllllom Thompton
LorllGorrdllo v
- I! ",l8l,t
bc Dosltbta 6 cert r
pelot Ior r rfDorlty cendOetr
ffi,ffiffi;'ffi#ffi*tffiIi*t:ffi ffi.ffiffiffiS
nft:*#s*:i#iffilr r5p;#flitrft*f ti m**r:s,is:tffi#-r,;ffiffiffiffi
o*rcr dld" Jeclson b e raclst
:::,3I1-rT- !b+' qrurc ro
!-4 not ur. n
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i"ilc6'&ff
flot only lr hc I rhadcr rrelnrt
fm9l6 hc b e slenaer eiefnrtIrt Dt ct peo!l|.. Ilct, lrhr-tfm
ro c4)tott hb ilD !truuiat tutrratlc docet cett atvthlDf lboutq. S9cr pcopb. A[ h- ororarodLblBsru.
No, I thilt tUnf t routd Ue
lnt r6trd h . bbcl mtd.nr
Nor you trtc b.r.brli. f@$rtrud berkctbellitb blrctf mr"l
uro.c lportr. /ffid f ouif tlE
hlvc anorr8h drt (r. Uo,,t Urlai
ra naGd r oen w tDrrr *ho bar
!b._rkd@ ltrd ae.dcac. to
rltd orr cou&r.
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g--9.. +tt" po.putsuon. I, too, votc tor r mrnoruy ri l*." # ffiffiailffi --'-t-.t uto lDa 8u[t bips, forr rNL prolBrod thce thiqgr tblch arrmt mt ey mom. I have sh€d my conlGrvallvc tDd- ba!6d on'ldll-o(.t!dt' d guttt for good. i ArDertc.nfrrDdd;hf,-* '
emproooorrnyf,rori,ilfi;nd Ho'oc. Porloln
md Dy trtdlttoru. Jackroi
ffs,'JfH,Hffit#*!;7,"*nu/ l#"pp*iH-U*
hl,r, r .e oot rrri.it'ii'i,I;. i ti;ii;,..ht th. R€v. J6r. [,i",Ii7;r,lf;"TJ,Itr;.'tbcrc{orc; I &n,t ore hrm e ledoqr ;[;;; i;'U;l ycerrhoomr.But,no,rrou&mn thtn8. Jeckson believe.s d f"frgl o! td'ilr,rfr Sitl. mt votc f6 a bhck inan tth!.rorld!'probtcmrrhrtedrtth enA rt U fi l[51;;1**H;
IffiJHtS,"lj.H.,ffi u.* aniiti o"ri";;il;.t ryffiij.'ffi;T-J:
ll,i*"*it'd;ffiffid;# iT,,ffi,f$,flTl fffi["U'.,n'ilf ,*rnorbr. Jadloo ctrtDs to be e good p*"rai.t e Liif--"friDlnlrta rnd moat black! ct-tmto. churchdmauo.rrsty* ;c"aiii n"r,ira'irJii; tr# ry"rffi# HH:
u pcrccat?ulii brtr';; Drartb"o'godp'tdd'al E ,ttrlc.
Addonno Poronon
0{atonlo
-1t. cohr oa r pcrril,r tlo
LDr|d ma bGt hc{rln rDlct r.
oacldG hor to vota tor r
Fddentld ceoddab c mv
o(trr c.rdldlt for tDet mrttei.
BU lt b quttc obvlour lirt mvr
fEoDb let th€sc tecton Cchrmt*'
s15 tbey rul vo0a for ln e
Dohntl,Bl cadldrta hrtcsd oa
9flaS Uat candtOrtc tull trrdtt
!I bel{ r htrm.n rho tr
tqJIOod r' frf I raangd rDd
f^ffioo goa Erny o( lu L.Dlorud lfmuroa tb ,c crtcll eote Wty rballlt la Ertt r It. prcrld.ot,.l c.rdldrb lr bhcL
rbtlc purCo a &!at f lca tt riotc dDo uret Aocrlce brl&a
b3ettsrthc r.(id san Ut bbilL qulif,d to nln lor B€ddana
rD(l rsntr to run rt[r ilroUa"'tDt MIar Nort Csrofinr lr bhcf
sfl:'lfl"HgliH'sf*lH
r Dl.ct p.6ldent? Ottpr Uuir Up
&act &rt Jcsc Jrctlon ls r bhct
otoortly, rhrt do vou hrvr? - rdld dGodeadr poltUc.n rho brllhlUq[, hryd tortllu ud onGtE lacb a rly !o brirr
Darnorv rndurt tb. uecrr enitllte!. ItE0, tm, lt lr mt crrtdn
lDrt Mr. Jactron sttt bc clmtad
P.aldcnt ll hr n|nr, .A.though i.
L qulufed doarD,t D4! b rflltl4 but b c.q oll|laly ftec ILbctrbot
Annb Hooth
llant Hollv
tunf([rcrcuD!oEGI
roolda't yotr for r bleck
crnddatc for FGald.nt bGc.usc
19 rl! bevlng aor4! troubh
nor. Loold thht lt Lould p.y tr!ru to fitO ttr! lhlru ovu. I
bc[flc lt b bcrt !o rst Ute Lort totcrd ur to a candldalr tor
presldenL I don't thlnt lt rould bc
Sood fd ttrc cot[lfy for. r
tDhorlv to heve tdo ollci
.uthalry @rrttr couDtry.
'Grovrr Bort
Larm.r Cltu
Ye, I thlni rc lhould hevc r
blrct for Dr.sld.nt I thlnl thc
8Gv. JGr$ Jrclson tould f,t ln
One rltll th. rcCoaUlcm crmt.d
FUUd.trs ln lv.lhtlglon.
HoroccJohnton yF
- I- rould not voaa for JeJ-rct&r tor Fl.ld.ot d thr.unttrds3lta
ac rcrd.r rhet b belng hushtln tDetr church. .,I hrvc I
dr€rm,,' lhst blsctr rlll one drv
&ro r &el cer !o ldlots ruch;
Jrhoo,lrdl ladald rlll lr8t n to
lcrdcrr arct at Wrlt r WiIttsE!(r cardld.L l rould vot fffit_
And tb.ttD.y rllt bGcm.alrad
P6oplo, r0lf -rcllut. 'oocn
hdncros, trrdlnS ln ttrc tLrH
ErrtGt pLcra, orl[8 thc ,httr
hln notlrlru, and ha ln turr ortDS
Ulcgldmrta, coDparcd to dr
palcrnt ol rhitc blrtbs. Matca
Flpnoartlns-.
lond Dcct
Cdlqlo 7
I rould lit !o tnor rblt
t, Sprncrr Stornor
Gqrtolo
Rtv. JsG Jrclson lr r chl
fu.ndultlbcrtUr.E lr
omot to rmp at ton,
^c
,x
Clydo Woodr
Go.lgnlo
qurxrlduo|lt J€alc Jadloo ba!
,^- F.nnl-a ,^-
^;--rr^-. -, .!-
ffiffiffi- -f
:9 ffi;uffi---rE rnto ti6 giuilt triF, fora Ehlre ryo-tTed .qbo* unrur ruio a'' Adrronnq pora.ronbutnotrnyDorc.Jhavelb€dmy conservailvc rnd- based oa E trslq'hlU-of-t8dr'of guilt lor good i AmerlcanfurdrmcnfeL" Horoc.pqrioln 1;c color of I De'drt .1h
o.rthlrnm!.f drlaa
a r1
rEeeu
rDGtuhl.E*tr u*
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rleu an.t arIErl€nCC !Orr@oourtrr.
'Grov.r Bort
8a!.om.r Citu
Yes, t thint we should hsvc r
blacl for prtsidetrt I Urint UE
R€v. JB8o Jlcllon rould ftt l!
lne rlth tbo rst ot them crook€d
.
pouuclana tn Walhtrylo[
Horocttohnton yF
I rould not vote for Ja€
iffiJLr*"*t o{ uEr.
born rlritr. I havc 8ot nerr ror s;r-;";""''" V ffiff"#:il.t1;"tr"ffi"1 ffiTffid.Elff,fl,H",BJhlttr' I lE not ln dcbt to Nm,
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i.tiiivc that tL nse. Jcrsc prerldent ol tha unitcd stst6 Builus qutte obvlous thstberdor.; I'dont ore tto-r lacrscn';u
"'** il';;l,bd ycsntsoenor.But,no, Irou peoplelettheselactorsdffiHt' d8nn tlllng' Jactcq believes all p.ora"it'ir tfr'ilnifi Sf,g, Doa votc for I bbck rur f ,tD th€y rtr vote for tn rthe.rortds'p-robt€rEdarted Flth ind tt 13 fri1 ft-6[fr*";rut* ara&i-ie,c uu,u-iq q.cr eru".'r.uuu";;; il"t'o! fHi"l,ffiffT-tr ffrrj.*iTtf&Hf*r:iotborb€{or.tDctbltcnufound u.*p"rEiifr-vii.iiiiiiilort rooan ertber. I heve r 0a betlg r hunsn rbo rs
t:.1^1nd,tf 11++tilunSone t r, ,6i [*ji*'ii;;rfi-L " obJec,uor to t]p brrck m* rorltfled.! r.r u mranr,r ri,rrhem,ead-thc.yarctrukurinsqe rt b fi-fi;.ft'fi-j,iffiji ;H;L"i:i'd; ;r:iril ut c{.5 ' ry rm 18
rnotDcr. Jadson clrkDs to U". gooa pr."ra*Ie-loi;;6;
ffi,ffi:f#"ffi ;:H,'ffiffiHeytr ffih,.#'ffi'tr ffiffi
fU.it-U-"t , *-p",a;";t; ir Pr€tldotLl crndldslo b brsd,
p.rcGnt o( rhuc btrthr. Marca Iy"HPi:lmi:qltJ-!
repmudotmyrootr,Eyldenuty c'E*rre
&il+#:ffi* ,*::^t"i-*., y' I #.rrp*"mp.l ffi[*?;hl"]$j
Esuw. LlurrE|E p u ,rhltc purds or gir!6nf f mt tt tipcrccnt od rhltc blrt}s. MstsF;_&-F;,;*q;ilfi ff*ff*%ffiffi"Tlt
i ^/ . "nG.ffiG.,.ri;fi;;r,
*J,$i::- (^. ffim'J#,-. tffil:1ff,"* ffiffi'dffiffi'i.iluld [te !o rao, rbrt Dhority,or Fcd&Irr And rhe tuendtberebcw[trernatr f*t!T.*qq4plnlrdvolt
Annlc lboth
Mount Hollv
I t&rf (, lt rcrc uD to Ee Itouldn't ybte for -a
black
candldate for presldent b€causero lrs bavlru enouSh troubtr
nor. Lould thlnt lt bould Day udI to rtudy tAIs Otllc oirei. r
beleve lt b bcst !o ast ttre Ura a
b8d us to a candidalo for
pmsldent I don,t thlnt lt rould bc
Sood los thc counEy tor. 8mhorlty to have too much
autborlty over lDe countsy.
h tberr church. "I have-. WiFW,{jijjH ;"q-,;iil;i;;TJ[iljd;tpg:^pl-b-q*.Il! 9ne.d,sy ;i;t-;;;,iii fiiiil,.t
H.-.-_t*,TLrd*:,.9 t, u"iiiG-r.fiia;fr,T;["r
Jrd&o, rnd hd.ad rlll llsten to ffiFr rna r verv aoruruougffi#ffi rtrifl#ff*ffiHtp_ylqli,rffi1f;#Ji ;.ffi,M3::ffttt#
quall0ouom Je.sc Jactld bsr r-;-t i dfiil;'ifil*" csnoot to rroru .s lons as kra.runatng tlt E:6rd€nt of tI r"a ruryrrud-
-rii-r6fr.rur"
oua
"r-tilkifr. nii"?ftunma stetcar
-Do€!
be lnot t;;6;Ax;;;T[j*r" .lrrylbcGrlnttEuacrg-ii AnooloHowqrd +'
ilffi,i,HryH,fffi Ht*%B#,,sHt tr;#iitrtr!#, :,r*tr.;,;!o.dnor*y "
thc cooservr3lon o' our naturd triea to sur up trouui"-u"i"* wo bcuevc uut too !h8lt; tgrutqt".rt-"1iilifr"*o
resourcet? r doubt lt. The l}rerrltearntt'urebt-;k:iihlrt rnrouit -pielei-aii'-rl ito_,octturr-uref JIffior,et"
ffiii,{i^h,,,:ffifri r,un;"r*1",r;,"1'*ky;;:#:;1,*L i ffiJ:bf, trIH;-"orl
dont lhlnl Dc could bsndh & -I n n er- rf U-"ar iU'1ilr iU U" tr ;alul Ho, can re toccr i fo.&-,1,fU rf-riir,r^ sut,thrnl Boaald Resgrn lr dolrur rentea to oo ;;'ild up [merigjt?fttsbr8r ' ,cslomut, r d{-o.riil" enyIHJI:i'dffi 'tr,H il*fr,#5ffiIj.';;"r
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mm,gffi#,lg*
r,:xr,,il' ,*,i*."ffi
rq.ffiffi ffifu ffiffiJe*,,n h I loud oouth a
do-nt knil ?brt ba b rtlkl
rbout hd, thc tlDo. Ard lD I
tred .Iaction, I rE Yollng I
flH,f.' *T-' -* fnm;,**llct;iil;: ffi5"!g..n r"fiiifi t frr"'tc.ilr:frit';.[
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