BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Jefferson County's Board of Registrars has created two redistricting maps for a February 14 public hearing, said Barry Stephenson, chairman of the board.

About a mile-and-a-half beyond the entry to the now impassable streets from Jefferson County Road 81/Flat Top Road, is a cemetery with the graves of more than 200 black miners and their families.

An Alabama attorney disputed an allegation that Jefferson County redrew its districts illegally. The attorney said the new map reflects the county’s population shifts.