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From: The Washington Times | December 30, 2009
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The man vying to become Alabama's first black governor is battling some unlikely critics - black Democratic leaders who were on the front lines of the civil rights movement. U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, 42, wasted little time launching his campaign after Barack Obama's presidential victory last year. The prospects seemed promising for the Harvard-educated lawyer. He has proven appeal to white voters and will be running in a June Democratic primary in which black voters could account for as much as half the turnout. But a year in, Mr. Davis is finding that racial prejudice is not ...
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