He helped to engineer the annexation to the city of the heavily African-American and impoverished ``Samtown'' subdivision in south Alexandria. The neighborhood was named for its white developer, Sam Jacobs. In annexing Samtown, Snyder was borrowing a page from Earl Long, who attempted to register black voters in the 1950s in anticipation of most supporting him politically in the future.
He helped to engineer the annexation to the city of the heavily African-American and impoverished ``Samtown'' subdivision in south Alexandria.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
help
helped
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
engineer
engineer
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
annexation
annexation
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
city
city
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
advmod
heavily
heavily
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
African
African
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
impoverished
impoverished
ADJ
JJ
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Samtown
Samtown
PROPN
NNP
case
's
'
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
subdivision
subdivision
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
south
south
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Alexandria
Alexandria
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The neighborhood was named for its white developer, Sam Jacobs.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
neighborhood
neighborhood
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
name
named
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
white
white
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
developer
developer
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Sam
Sam
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Jacobs
Jacobs
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In annexing Samtown, Snyder was borrowing a page from Earl Long, who attempted to register black voters in the 1950s in anticipation of most supporting him politically in the future.
mark
in
In
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
annex
annexing
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
Samtown
Samtown
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Snyder
Snyder
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
borrowing
borrowing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
page
page
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Earl
Earl
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Long
Long
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
attempt
attempted
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
register
register
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
black
black
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
voter
voters
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
1950s
1950s
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
anticipation
anticipation
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
ADP
IN
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADJ
JJS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
support
supporting
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
advmod
politically
politically
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
future
future
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.