- Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records
- Title:
- "Abbitt Retains Chair; Unit Rule Voted Out", July 28, 1968
- Date of Original:
- 1968-07-28
- Subject:
- Political participation
African Americans--Civil rights
Voter registration
African Americans--Politics and government
Political campaigns - Location:
- United States, Virginia, City of Norfolk, 36.89126, -76.26188
- Medium:
- photocopies
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Newspaper article discussing a Virginia election in which the Democratic organization narrowly beat out the liberal opposition to retain party control in the state. The Democratic Party of Virginia held its state convention in Salem, which was marked by a tense showdown between the Democratic Organization and liberal forces. The Organization retained its hold on the state party chairmanship, with Watkins M. Abbitt being re-elected to a second four-year term. The unit rule, which would have required Virginia's entire 54 votes to be cast in a bloc as the majority decided, was defeated in the convention's Resolutions Committee. 2 pages.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:1956
- Rights Holder:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Additional Rights Information:
- All works in this collection either are protected by copyright and/or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the Archives Research Center at: achives@auctr.edu with the web URL or handle identification number.
- Original Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:076 - Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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