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re: Alabama posters: why did Walker County stay democrat so much longer than rest of state?

Posted on 7/21/22 at 2:29 pm to
Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
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Posted on 7/21/22 at 2:29 pm to
I would guess a bunch of folks were union with the mines, rail roads, truck lines etc and voted that way

Poorer demographics in that county too
Posted by 1loyalbamafan
alabama
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Posted on 7/21/22 at 4:16 pm to
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the mines


Many lived in the mining camps. Very poor. The mines owned the shack they were allowed to live in, and the company store they could charge beans and flour against their wages to feed their families.
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