Ltr. to Hon. Alexander Stevas from Elaine Jones

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February 15, 1984

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  • Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Guinier. 10 Most Pizzazzy Facts Draft, 1982. 48bbaf6e-e192-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/a219dff5-50d5-48b8-b443-4a1a25e813f8/10-most-pizzazzy-facts-draft. Accessed August 19, 2025.

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    I0 l'lost Pizzazzy Facts:

1. 82* of white voters on the average did not vote for black

candidates in primaries in a state in which most elections are

determined in the primary.

2. In general elections black dems lost 3 times as often as

whites.

3. A majority of whites never voted for a black candidate no

matter whether incumbent or w/o Democratic opposition (or no

opposition) or exceptionally gualified (e.9., Dr. Bertha Irlaxnell),

see 7.

4. In lvlecklenburgr, Durham & Wake House districts over 6 years

analyzed, not a single representative lived in the black community.

5. Virtually all black voters over 30 went to educationally

inferior segregated schools making them less able to participate

effectively in the political process.

6. As of L0/L982 there was still a substantial gap in voter

registration, e.9., 22* gap. llecklenburg, 23t gap. Wake, 2J-* gap

(gap = gap - t of VAP registered to tote by race).

7. E.9., Dr. Bertha I'Iaxwel1 - Ph.D Prof . at INCC - defendantsr

witness conceded she was qualified, she raised $20r000 for campaign, etc.

8. One of reasons disparity in poverty is so important is that

it costs more than 2x as much to run at-large - and because of black

segregation (social c residential) blacks must buy expensive media

to gain exposure in white community.

9. Racial appeals not thing of the past in 1983. Helms was

using same themes as was used 1898 e.9., white candidates depicted

as controlled by black political leaders.

10. When lawsuit filed 4/L70 members black. Even after lawsuit

less than 103 of legislature black. Not proportionate rep.

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