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Democrats in Louisville were led by Courier-Journal editor Henry Watterson and were implacably opposed to blacks voting.

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Rand Paul
Age: 62
Born: 1963
Born: January 7
Ophthalmologist
Physician
Politician
United States Senator
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Randal Howard Paul
Randal Howard Rand Paul
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Louisville
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Blacks
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