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| Creator: | Sweeney, James R. |
| Title: | John Stewart Battle (1890-1972) |
| Date: | 1890-1972 |
| Description: | Biographical entry on John Stewart Battle, segregationist, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1930-1934), the Senate of Virginia (1934-1950), and governor of Virginia (1950-1954). In November 1957, Eisenhower appointed Battle to the new U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Battle resigned from the commission in October 1959. Includes images, a brief list of suggested readings, and a timeline. |
| Types: | Articles | Black-and-white photographs | Portraits | Posters | Timelines (chronologies) |
| Subjects: | Battle, John Stewart, 1890-1972 | Governors--Virginia--Biography | Segregationists--Virginia--Biography | Virginia--Race relations--20th century | Virginia |
| Collection: | Encyclopedia Virginia |
| Institution: | Virginia Foundation for the Humanities |
| Contributors: | Virginia Foundation for the Humanities |
| Online Publisher: | Charlottesville, Va. : Virginia Foundation for the Humanities | 2011 |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Battle_John_Stewart_1890-1972 |
