but i passed the test, you know, i could read and write. >> reporter: reverend jones wants the country to realize instead of literacy test, black families struggle with laws and redistricting meant to keep black candidates from winning elections. some in alabama are praising the supreme court's decision including the governor, who says times have changed. >> you have to look at results. results are, 27% of the representation in this state are african-americans. and we have lived up to what the supreme court asked us to do over the last 48 years. >> reporter: the families here who feel they lost tell us they feel far from washington and have little faith that congress will rebuild the law. steve osunsami, abc news. >> a manhunt under way for a robber behind a brutal attack.
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