January 20, 1950
Explains that Alabama Governor Folsom believed that the discussion of civil rights had grown monotonous and that there were more crucial things to be discussed; also, presents information about a Democratic meeting in Raleigh that avoided discussion of civil rights that Governor Folsom endorsed as being positive.
September 22, 1949
Notes the divide in the Democratic Party between those who advocate for states’ rights and those who pledge themselves to the national party.
July 31, 1952
Describes that Gessner T. McCorvey, chairman on the Democratic Executive Committee of Alabama, disagrees with proposed civil rights legislation.
August 25, 1960
Describes that the Democrats and Republicans gathered in Congress were attempting to use the civil rights issue for political gain and were prolonging the passage of any useful legislation.
June 10, 1948
Describes that Gessner T. McCorvey, chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, would not go to convention but would continue his fight against President Truman and civil rights legislation.
February 19, 1948
Explains that southern Democrats were displeased with President Truman’s proposed civil rights legislation and that they planned to protest its progress, as well as the northern Democrat’s decisions, at the Democratic National Convention.
February 26, 1948
Describes the disputes between southern governors and the national Democratic party as President Truman pursued a civil rights program and the impact those disputes could have on elections.
January 29, 1948
Explains that Alabama Democrats conveyed to national party leaders that they were going to be more loyal to segregation, maintaining a belief that it was a southern right, than they were going to be to the party’s decisions regarding segregation as they arose on national levels.