[t]he basic principle of equity that the remedy fashioned must be commensurate with the right that has been violated.... The court should exercise its traditional equitable powers to fashion the relief so that it completely remedies the prior dilution of minority voting strength and fully provides equal opportunity for minority citizens to participate and to elect candidates of their choice.
The concentration of the black population in only a few areas by which the minority group could constitute a sufficiently large and geographically compact group in each district so that single-member districts can be designed which would have substantial black populations and voting age majorities is an important factor to this Court.... [O]nly in a few districts have the plaintiffs established that the minority group is sufficiently large and geographically compact in the district to constitute a majority in a single-member district.
APPENDIX A |
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Description of Subdistricts |
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT |
Subdistrict 1 | Subdistrict 2 |
Bolivar County (All) | Tunica County (All) |
Coahoma County Precincts: | Quitman County (All) |
Coahoma | Coahoma County Precincts: |
Lula | Cagles Crossing |
Friars Point | Mattson |
Jonestown | Lyon |
Farrell | Clarksdale # 1 |
Sherard | Clarksdale # 2 |
Bobo | Clarksdale # 3 |
Rena Lara | Clarksdale # 4 |
Round | Clarksdale # 5 |
SEVENTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT |
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Subdistrict 1 | Subdistrict 2 |
Bolivar County (All) | Tunica County (All) |
Coahoma County (All) | Quitman County (All) |
Tallahatchie County (All) |
FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT |
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Subdistrict 1 | Subdistrict 2 | Subdistrict 3 |
Sunflower Co. (All) | Washington Co. Precincts: | Leflore Co. (All) |
Humphreys Co. (All) | 1/1 Extension Building | Humphreys Co. (All) |
Washington Co. Precincts: | 1/2 Saint James Church | |
4/2 Leland Clinic | 1/3 Swiftwater Church | |
4/3 Leland Light Plant | 1/4 Glen Allen Clinic | |
2/4 Arcola City Hall | 2/1 Ward's Rec. Center | |
5/1 Hollandale City Hall | 2/2 B.B. Comm. Center | |
5/2 Darlove Baptist Ch. | 2/3 Avon Health Center | |
5/3 Bourbon Store | 2/5 Faith Church | |
3/1 Italian Club | ||
3/2 Brent Center | ||
3/3 Wm. Percy Library | ||
3/4 American Legion | ||
3/5 Metcalfe City Hall | ||
4/1 County Barn | ||
5/4 Grace Methodist Church | ||
5/5 Industrial College |
NINTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT |
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Subdistrict 1 | Subdistrict 2 |
Sunflower County (All) | Humphreys County (All) |
Washington County Precincts: | Issaquena County (All) |
1/1 Extension Building | Sharkey County (All) |
2/2 B.B. Comm. Center | Warren County (All) |
2/4 Arcola City Hall | Washington County Precincts: |
2/5 Faith Church | 1/2 Saint James Church |
3/2 Brent Center | 1/3 Swiftwater Church |
3/3 Wm. Percy Library | 1/4 Glen Allen Clinic |
3/4 American Legion | 2/1 Wards Recreational Center |
3/5 Metcalfe City Hall | 2/3 Avon Health Center |
4/1 County Barn | 3/1 Italian Club |
4/2 Leland Clinic | |
4/3 Leland Light Plant | |
5/1 Hollandale City Hall | |
5/2 Darlove Baptist Church | |
5/3 Bourbon Store | |
5/4 Grace Methodist Church | |
5/5 Industrial College |
ELEVENTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT |
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Subdistrict 1 | Subdistrict 2 |
Holmes County (All) | Leake County (All) |
Yazoo County (All) | Madison County—(All except |
Madison County Precincts: | following precincts:) |
Smith School | Smith School |
Flora | Flora |
Magnolia Heights | Magnolia Heights |
SEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT |
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Subdistrict 1 | Subdistrict 2 |
Hinds County Precincts: |
33 | 76 | Yazoo Co. (All) |
34 | 77 | Hinds County Precincts: |
35 | 92 | 38 | 12 |
36 | 93 | 39 | 13 |
44 | 96 | 40 | 29 |
45 | 1 | 41 | 30 |
46 | 2 | 42 | 85 |
78 | 4 | 43 | 37 |
79 | 5 | 80 | 16 |
14 | 6 | 81 | |
15 | 8 | 82 | |
17 | 9 | 83 | |
72 | 32 | 84 | |
73 | 47 | Brownsville | |
74 | 97 | Cynthia | |
75 | 10 | Pocahontas | |
Tinnin |
Subdistrict 3 | Subdistrict 4 |
Hinds County Precincts: | Hinds County Precincts: |
11 | 62 | Pinehaven | Chapel Hill |
21 | 18 | Byram | Dry Grove |
22 | 19 | Cayuga | Old Byram |
23 | 20 | Learned | Terry |
27 | 50 | Utica 1 | Bolton |
28 | 51 | Utica 2 | Edwards |
31 | 52 | 87 | 25 |
58 | 53 | 88 | 86 |
59 | 63 | 91 | 24 |
66 | 64 | Clinton (1–6) | 26 |
54 | 67 | Raymond 1 | 90 |
55 | 68 | Raymond 2 | 94 |
56 | 69 | Springridge | 95 |
57 | 70 | ||
60 | 71 | ||
61 | 89 |
FIFTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT |
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Subdistrict 1 | Subdistrict 2 |
Hinds County Precincts: | Hinds County Precincts: |
33 | 92 | 38 | 12 |
34 | 93 | 39 | 13 |
35 | 96 | 40 | 29 |
36 | 1 | 41 | 30 |
44 | 5 | 42 | 85 |
45 | 8 | 43 | 37 |
46 | 9 | 80 | 11 |
78 | 32 | 81 | 16 |
79 | 47 | 82 | 23 |
72 | 97 | 83 | 27 |
73 | 2 | 84 | 28 |
74 | 4 | Brownsville | 14 |
75 | 6 | Cynthia | 15 |
76 | 10 | Pocahontas | 17 |
77 | Tinnin |
Subdistrict 3 | Subdistrict 4 |
Hinds County Precincts: | Hinds County Precincts: |
58 | 51 | Pinehaven | Raymond 2 |
59 | 52 | Byram | Springridge |
66 | 53 | Cayuga | Chapel Hill |
54 | 67 | Learned | Dry Grove |
55 | 68 | Utica 1 | Old Byram |
56 | 69 | Utica 2 | Terry |
57 | 70 | 87 | Bolton |
60 | 71 | 88 | Edwards |
61 | 21 | 91 | 90 |
62 | 22 | Clinton (1–6) | 94 |
63 | 31 | Raymond 1 | 95 |
64 | 89 | ||
18 | 24 | ||
19 | 25 | ||
20 | 26 | ||
50 | 86 |
HINDS COUNTY COURT DISTRICT |
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Subdistrict 1 | Subdistrict 2 | ||
33 | 84 | 11 | 26 |
34 | 12 | 21 | 54 |
35 | 13 | 22 | 55 |
36 | 14 | 23 | 56 |
37 | 15 | 25 | 57 |
38 | 16 | 27 | 60 |
39 | 17 | 28 | 61 |
40 | 29 | 31 | 62 |
41 | 30 | 86 | 18 |
42 | 1 | 58 | 19 |
43 | 2 | 59 | 20 |
44 | 4 | 66 | 50 |
45 | 5 | 67 | 51 |
46 | 6 | 68 | 52 |
78 | 8 | 69 | 53 |
79 | 9 | 70 | 63 |
80 | 32 | 71 | 64 |
81 | 85 | 24 | 89 |
82 | 10 | ||
83 | |||
Subdistrict 3 | |||
Brownsville | Cayuga | ||
Cynthia | Learned | ||
Pocahontas | Utica 1 | ||
Tinnin | Utica 2 | ||
Bolton | 87 | ||
Edwards | 88 | ||
Pinehaven | 90 | ||
72 | 91 | ||
73 | Clinton (1–6) | ||
74 | Raymond 1 | ||
75 | Raymond 2 | ||
76 | Springridge | ||
77 | 97 | ||
92 | Chapel Hill | ||
93 | Dry Grove | ||
94 | Old Byram | ||
95 | Terry | ||
96 | 47 | ||
Byram |
Circuit Court District | Chancery Court District |
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First | First |
Second | Third |
Third | Sixth |
Fifth | Tenth |
Ninth | Twelfth |
Tenth | Fourteenth |
Fifteenth | Sixteenth |
Sixteenth | Eighteenth |
Seventeenth | |
Nineteenth | |
Twentieth |
Name | Position | Black Pop. % |
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Reuben V. Anderson | Justice, 1st Supreme Court District, Mississippi Supreme Court | 45.36% |
Claudine Brown | Tax Assessor and Collector, Leflore County | 59.13% |
George Flaggs, Jr. | State Representative House District No. 55, Part of Warren County | 63.69% |
Clayton P. Henderson | State Representative, House District No. 9 Tunica County and parts of DeSoto and Quitman Counties | 63.98% |
Jimmy Holman | Mayor, City of Marks, Quitman County | 61.64% |
Laverne Moore Holmes | Justice Court Judge, District A Red, Washington County | 63.4% |
Sarah H. Johnson | Councilmember at-large, City of Greenville, Washington County | 59.83% |
Herman Leach | Supervisor, District 3, Yazoo County | 62.4% |
Leroy C. Parker | Alderman, City of Leland, Washington County | 59.89% |
Rosie Simmons | Circuit Clerk, Bolivar County | 62.15% |
Roosevelt Stapleton | Alderman, Town of Inverness, Sunflower County | 49.13% |
Andrew Thompson, Jr. | Sheriff, Coahoma County | 64.01% |
James Turner | Constable, Supervisor District 3, Washington County | 56.4% |
Robert W. Walker | Mayor, City of Vicksburg, Warren County | 52.41% |
Shadrick A. Wright | County Superintendent of Education, Quitman County | 55.98% |
Bernadine S. Young | Justice Court Judge, District B Green, Washington County | 54.2% |
The evidence also showed two other black officials elected from districts with less than 65% black population which districts were outside of the geographical area encompassed by this lawsuit as follows: |
David Green | State Representative Amite, Pike & Wilkinson Counties | 60.4% |
Alfred L. Walker, Jr. | State Representative, | 50.6% |
House District No. 55 |
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