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... Constitution . tion Relatively conservative constitutions did little to stem a tide of increasingly democratic politics . The old elites had to wrestle with new political forces ( and in the process they learned how to organize in the ...
... Constitution . tion Relatively conservative constitutions did little to stem a tide of increasingly democratic politics . The old elites had to wrestle with new political forces ( and in the process they learned how to organize in the ...
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... constitutional convention was held and a new conservative constitution ratified . Subsequent conser- vative political efforts centred on restricting the participa- tion of blacks in government , reducing expenditures and state services ...
... constitutional convention was held and a new conservative constitution ratified . Subsequent conser- vative political efforts centred on restricting the participa- tion of blacks in government , reducing expenditures and state services ...
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... constitution that was adopted in 1921 was Louisiana's 10th in 108 years . It remained in force for more than 50 years , a period during which the state underwent more fundamental change than had occurred in all the preced- ing 109 years ...
... constitution that was adopted in 1921 was Louisiana's 10th in 108 years . It remained in force for more than 50 years , a period during which the state underwent more fundamental change than had occurred in all the preced- ing 109 years ...
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