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Twenty years ago this month, two men filed a lawsuit to give minorities a greater say in Dallas city government. The efforts of Roy Williams and Marvin Crenshaw ultimately ended what came to be seen as a discriminatory at-large voting system.

As part of the KERA Voters Voice series, Sharing the Power, Sam Baker looks back at the factors that led to the creation of the 14-1 voting system in Dallas.

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