"Civil Rights Hit by Senator Hill"

Title

Subject

An article reporting on Alabama Senator Lister Hill's opposition to the proposed Civil Rights Bill

Description

A June 4, 1959 *Florence Herald* article reporting on Alabama Senator Lister Hill's specific areas of opposition to the Eisenhower administration's proposed Civil Rights Bill, especially its proposed provision of financial assistance to Southern schools which Hill believed believed was an inducement to integrate, stating "his firm belief that the people of the South would not betray, their heritage, their institutions, their way of life for financial assistance under the proposed bill."

Creator

*Florence Herald*

Source

*Florence Herald*, Thursday, June 4, 1959, p. 6.

Publisher

*Florence Herald*

Date

June 4, 1959.

Contributor

Lee Freeman

Rights

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Files

Collection

Civil Rights

Citation

*Florence Herald*, “"Civil Rights Hit by Senator Hill",” Shoals Black History, accessed January 16, 2025, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/936.