A coalition opposed to a rumored school takeover proposal is encouraging District voters to write in a long-dead civil rights activist on Election Day to send a message, an organizer said.

Save Our Schools, a coalition of about 400 parents and volunteer activists devoted to D.C. Public Schools, has been posting its fliers to neighborhood electronic mailing lists urging voters to write in Julius Hobson instead of voting for Democrat Adrian Fenty for mayor on Nov. 7.

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