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| Today, Southern politics have been transformed in two fundamental ways: Blacks exercise power and hold office in great numbers; and Republicans, with almost no black support, are the dominant party. The two are not unrelated. Republican gains came partly through creation of black districts, which improved GOP prospects in surrounding districts "bleached" of blacks... |
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