By 1903 only 2,980 African Americans were registered in Alabama, although at least 74,000 were literate.
baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː ˈoʊnli tˈuː,nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz wɜː ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd ɪn ˌæləbˈæmə, ɔːlðˈoʊ æt lˈiːst sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ wɜː lˈɪɾɚɹət.