United States, 39.76, -98.5United States, Virginia, Norfolk City County, Norfolk, 36.81904, -76.274941968-07-28Newspaper article discussing a Virginia election in which the Democratic organization narrowly beat out the liberal opposition to retain party control in the state. The Democratic Party of Virginia held its state convention in Salem, which was marked by a tense showdown between the Democratic Organization and liberal forces. The Organization retained its hold on the state party chairmanship, with Watkins M. Abbitt being re-elected to a second four-year term. The unit rule, which would have required Virginia's entire 54 votes to be cast in a bloc as the majority decided, was defeated in the convention's Resolutions Committee.application/pdfenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Voter Education Project Organizational Records||http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:076Political participationAfrican Americans--Civil rightsVoter registrationAfrican Americans--Politics and governmentPolitical campaigns"Abbitt Retains ChairUnit Rule Voted Out", July 28, 1968Text