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Farmer Willie Melton took on Fort Bend s whites-only primary system - and changed county politics forever
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Veronica Harris, holds a photo of her grandfather Willie Melton, a wealthy farmer who fought for the right to vote in the free primaries in Fort Bend County in Kendleton on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. The case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Former Kendleton, Texas mayor Carolyn Taylor Jones talks about the history of the town on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 in Kendleton, Texas.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less ....

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