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1921 - 1926 |
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 1921 |
1921 | Black defends United Mine Workers union in massive strike; Black marries Josephine Foster in Birmingham and defends the killer of Father James Coyle. |
| 1923 | Black joins Birmingham's Robert E. Lee chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. Black become the state's leader against Alabama's convict leasing system. | |
 1926 |
1924 | As specially appointed assistant US attorney general, Black prosecutes Mobile whiskey dealers, including future Congressman Frank Boykin. Black argues his first case before the US Supreme Court --- on behalf of one of Alabama's convict miners. Oscar Underwood loses his final attempt to win the Democratic nomination for President. |
| 1925 | Black announces as candidate for US Senate and resigns from Klan. | |
| 1926 | Black is elected by a plurality vote as Alabama's US Senator. | |
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