African American voters and poll workers at Forest Avenue School receive ballots for the 5th District Congressional special election, 1946

Receiving ballots in the race for Fifth District, United States Congress, held February 12, 1946. African American voters were crucial to Helen Douglas Mankin's electoral victory. (Image 4 of 4. Envelope description: [Voting]; [Blacks [Afro Americans] in Fulton County]; Herman Talmadge; [child Kent Nelson, Forest Avenue School; father Frank M. Nelson]; [5th District United States Congress Special Election])