1.   As it was, those legislators owed black voters nothing and were therefore free to take positions openly hostile to them.

2.   As whites responded to black voter registration drives with bombings, arson, and shootings, the Justice Department did practically nothing.

3.   He was to celebrate the inauguration in Florida speaking up for the black voters who feel disenfranchised.

4.   Reform voting procedures that Democrats claim disenfranchised thousands of black voters last year.

5.   The Democratic Party has long since taken black voters for granted.

6.   To do so would alienate black voters whom he desperately needs.

7.   How do the Republicans plan to reach out to black voters?

8.   He also failed to mobilize a heavy turnout amongst black voters, many of whom criticised him for ignoring them in his efforts to woo the white rural electorate.

9.   Although black voters had a majority in the district, Rodino had a solid civil rights record and defeated Payne in the Democratic primary.

10.   Although Jackson has always drawn most heavily from black voters, he insisted that a new campaign would address a broader audience.