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Walter C. Givhan

Walter C. Givhan

American politician (1902–1976)

Walter Coats Givhan (May 7, 1902 – February 18, 1976) was an American politician. An unrepentant white supremacist, he served in both houses of the Alabama Legislature, where he was a strong proponent of racial segregation.[1] He was a Democrat and a Methodist.[2]

Quick Facts Member of the Alabama Senate, Succeeded by ...

He was a member of the state sponsored Alabama State Sovereignty Commission, a state government organization created to fight the federal government mandated integration in schools after Brown v. Board of Education (1954).[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "On the Road to Selma, a Jim Crow Relic". The Crime Report. February 2, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  2. [2]
    Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Alabama Department of Archives and History. State of Alabama, Department of Archives and History. 1967. p. 301. Senator Givhan is a Democrat and a Methodist.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. [3]
    "7 people named to Alabama Sovereignty Commission". The Birmingham News. December 21, 1963. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
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