https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_man,_one_vote#Historical_background_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_man,_one_vote#Historical_b... "Alabama's state legisl

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_man,_one_vote#Historical_background_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_man,_one_vote#Historical_b... "Alabama's state legislature resisted redistricting from 1910 to 1972 (when forced by federal court order). As a result, rural residents retained a wildly disproportionate amount of power in a time when other areas of the state became urbanized and industrialized, attracting greater populations. Such urban areas were under-represented in the state legislature and underserved; their residents had difficulty getting needed funding for infrastructure and services. They paid far more in taxes to the state than they received in benefits in relation to the population."