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