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“Marjorie Nixon Smith” Vote For “Marj, The Teflon Woman”
By Jeanette Grattan Parker
Dr. Jeanette Parker
With the disenfranchisement of blacks at the turn of the 20th century after the Reconstruction era, Alabama Democrats suppressed populist challenges and the state became part of the “Solid South.” This constitution was not initially supported by the majority of Whites, but Democrats used the call of white supremacy to gain passage.[1] In addition to wanting to affirm white supremacy, the planter and business elite were concerned about voting by lower-class and uneducated Whites. Historian J. Morgan Kousser found, “They disfranchised these Whites as willingly as they deprived Blacks of the vote. Mrs. Marjorie Nixon Smith agreed to tell me “her story.”
Herbert Jones on Watch List for Major Award
It has been a great week for Alabama Basketball. The University of Alabama defeated The University of Kentucky 70-59 on Tuesday. The last time the Crimson Tide beat the Wildcats was 32 years ago in 1989. Not only is the basketball team seeing much success this season, but numerous players have been excelling.
Specifically Herbert Jones who has been added to the watchlist for the Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year. The Naismith’s Defensive Player of the year award is given every year to the best defensive player in men’s and women’s basketball. This award was created in 2018, in honor of James Naismith.