Riley and Reapportionment Cartoon

Illustrating the importance of reapportionment and the creation of single-member districts to ensure that blacks would be elected to the Senate in 1984, Gov. Richard Riley is seen giving his State of the State address, remarking, "Our first priority must be to reapportion the Senate..." A thought cloud from the back room states, "...Scratch priority one..." Marion Gressette, Rembert Dennis, Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog are visible in the crowd.

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  • Collection Acerbic Pen: Editorial Cartoons
  • Number exh020
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  • Title Riley and Reapportionment Cartoon
  • Creator Palmer, Kate Salley
  • Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
  • Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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  • Access Date May 3, 2024
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update July 26, 2016

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