The Ninth Ward Civic League educated and registered Black voters in the 1950s. By 1954, 25,524 Black New Orleanians had registered. With Leontine Goins Luke at the helm, the 9th Ward had the second largest number of registrants.
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The Ninth Ward Civic League educated and registered Black voters in the 1950s. By 1954, 25,524 Black New Orleanians had registered. With Leontine Goins Luke at the helm, the 9th Ward had the second largest number of registrants.
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