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James Eastland

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American politician (1904-1986)

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James Oliver Eastland was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation in late 1978.

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Senator Eastland with President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968.Senator Eastland with President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968.Official U.S. Senate portrait of EastlandOfficial U.S. Senate portrait of Eastland

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James Oliver Eastland was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation in late 1978. Eastland was a segregationist who led the Southern resistance against racial integration during the civil rights movement, often speaking of African Americans as "an inferior race". Eastland has been called the "Voice of the White South" and the "Godfather of Mississippi Politics".

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1904 to 1986 · aged 81
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