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'''William Jackson “Jack” Edwards''' (September 20, 1928 – September 27, 2019) was a [[Republican]] from [[Alabama]] elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1964,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=121606 AL District 1]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref> coinciding with the presidential race where [[Barry Goldwater]] lost to Democrat incumbent [[Lyndon Johnson]]. He served for two decades in Congress, retiring in 1984.
'''William Jackson “Jack” Edwards''' (September 20, 1928 – September 27, 2019) was a [[Republican]] from [[Alabama]] elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1964,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=121606 AL District 1]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref> coinciding with the presidential race where [[Barry Goldwater]] lost to Democrat incumbent [[Lyndon Johnson]]. He served for two decades in Congress, retiring in 1984.
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Edwards had a mixed record on [[civil rights]]. He voted against the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87 TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref> and the Civil Rights Act of 1968,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/h113 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref> though worked on the local level to register blacks to vote after the passage of the 1965 legislation.<ref>[https://history.house.gov/Oral-History/Events/Civil-Rights/VRA65/ 1965 Voting Rights Act]. ''history.house.gov''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref>
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