Correspondence from Davis to Jones
Correspondence
June 25, 1981

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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 April 22, 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 ll. S. l),.1,1 ol .ll::t irr. [,lrr:;lr i.rrL,, t grr, l)\: 20t)'J\) 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 Iln