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Edwards died in late September 2019 at the age of ninety-one.<ref>Two references:

Edwards died in late September 2019 at the age of ninety-one.<ref>Two references:

*[https://apnews.com/article/30908883ae6a494a94a37c652dc4a83e Former Alabama congressman Jack Edwards dies at 91]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

*[https://apnews.com/article/30908883ae6a494a94a37c652dc4a83e Former Alabama congressman Jack Edwards dies at 91]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

*Cason, Mike (September 27, 2019). [https://www.al.com/news/2019/09/longtime-alabama-congressman-jack-edwards-dies.html Longtime Alabama Congressman Jack Edwards dies]. ''al.com''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref><ref>Gizzi, John (September 29, 2019). [https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/edwards-goldwater-alabama-reagan/2019/09/29/id/934812/ Remembering Ex-Rep. Jack Edwards: Goldwater Republican, Gentleman of the House]. ''Newsmax''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref>

*Cason, Mike (September 27, 2019). [https://www.al.com/news/2019/09/longtime-alabama-congressman-jack-edwards-dies.html Longtime Alabama Congressman Jack Edwards dies]. ''al.com''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref><ref name="Remembering Ex-Rep. Jack Edwards: Goldwater Republican, Gentleman of the House">Gizzi, John (September 29, 2019). [https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/edwards-goldwater-alabama-reagan/2019/09/29/id/934812/ Remembering Ex-Rep. Jack Edwards: Goldwater Republican, Gentleman of the House]. ''Newsmax''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref>

==U.S. House of Representatives==

==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> His votes were likely attributed to his viewpoints on [[states' rights]],<ref>[https://history.house.gov/Oral-History/Events/Civil-Rights/movement/ The Movement]. ''history.house.gov''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref> as there's little to no evidence to suggest he was a racist.

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> His votes were likely attributed to his viewpoints on [[states' rights]],<ref>[https://history.house.gov/Oral-History/Events/Civil-Rights/movement/ The Movement]. ''history.house.gov''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref> as there's little to no evidence to suggest he was a racist.<ref name="Remembering Ex-Rep. Jack Edwards: Goldwater Republican, Gentleman of the House"/>

 

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