ðə ɹˈʊɹɹəldˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ˌæləbˈæmə lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ kənsˈɪstəntli ˌʌndɚfˈʌndᵻd skˈuːlz ænd sˈɜːvɪsᵻz fɚðə dˌɪsɛnfɹˈæntʃaɪzd ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz, bˌʌt ɪt dɪdnˌɑːt ɹᵻlˈiːv ðˌɛm ʌv pˈeɪɪŋ tˈæksᵻz.
The rural-dominated Alabama legislature consistently underfunded schools and services for the disenfranchised African Americans, but it did not relieve them of paying taxes.