Correspondence from Davis to Jones

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Matter
- Gingles
Case
- Thornburg v. Gingles
U.S. state
- North Carolina
Collection
- Case Files
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- c118722d-d892-ee11-be37-6045bddb811f

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Correspondence from Davis to Jones, 1981. c118722d-d892-ee11-be37-6045bddb811f. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/c3f06900-3e37-425f-b47a-edcb374667bf/correspondence-from-davis-to-jones. Accessed November 01, 2025.

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    SCOTLAND COUNTY BRANCH N.A.A.C.P.
P. O. Box 545

LAURINBUBG, N. C. 28352

June 25, i9E I

Mr. Geralcl W. Jones
Qrief Voting Ri,lhts Section
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Dear Mr. Jones:

1'l rc sL.-rL c ol l''lorLlr CartlI ina lras l)r'o[)oscd u 1:lan to redistrict- various
counties. In uoo many citizens opillions, if Eheir plan is successful, It
would dilutc and undcrmind thc minority voting strcngth. Furthermore:
Ilolrc'r-l;ottr llol<t', ltrttl SccrLlrrrd r:t;rtrrLic.r;.[lrlL wiLlrin Llrc pcrinreLcr of Ehc
forcsti"rtcd plan. Also: vasL rrurnbcr of citizcns of IIoke, Itobersonr and
Scotland counLics, percicvcd rcdistricting to bc a trcaclterous act of Lhc
wlriLc urirtor:i.L'y t.rr rr.btrl. I .rg:rirrl;L t'lre 1.965 Votirrli liil'1,t-s Act:rnd t.o enlrlncc
Llrcir voLlrr6 :;llr:ngLlr. '1'o bc currcisc, iL appcars tlrat thc plan prclposr.'d
by North Carolina and the democratic party of Scotland County is motiv'rted
with racial overLoncs.

reciistricEing of Lioke county with Scotland countyi because it appears
l-o be racially motivated and aims at undcrminding the minority voting
scrcngLlr. AIs;o, tlrc N.A.A.C.P. Br:urch of Scotlernd county request th;rt
al1 determinatiorrs and deliberations be witirheld until a througir invesr.-
gation has been officially performed.

During yor:r invcstil;ation, will you please considcr the 1980 Cerrsus re.,orts.
The 21st District population by race and county are as follows:

COUI.J'I'Y

llol< r
Rob ersorr
Sqslls6rl

TOTAL
20,383

101,577
32, 27 3

BLACI(S

B, 075
25,590
11,361

ill}IITDS

8,838
39,989
tB,7 46

INDIANS (.)Ti.IERS

92
487
104

2,578
35,511

2,062

I'r cs id cnL
IJr:rnch

3O lu rv 19rll

If Ilol<c an,l Scotland counties bc:come a new disIrict, based upon the census
report whiclr is not reprcsentative of the actual registered voters, the
nrirrrrrity tot;rl w,rrrl,l orrly bo 24,O76, .'t{} c(}nrl)ar:crl to bc prcscng crxistinl'
lit', l/6, rrl Llrr: tlrt'r r' tjornrt.i-<'s. 'l'lrt:rr.l'ort', J. r;ay ir11;ti.tr pIc:tsc j.rrvcsLi.l',;ttc
I lrt:l;c J)r'()l)()tj(,(l irrc..rlrra I i.t ir-,l.i ;trrrl I t:I utj l(n()w ltow wt' tntly ilss.il;L yclu. Yr)rr

arc our l;rs1 [1r-t1>c.

Sincerely yours,

Gnu, '\ho,t Ebdi,)
licv. Lcroy llrtvi s r
Of Scotlancl CounEy
NMCP

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