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Justice Hugo Black
The Question: Recently, I learned that Justice Hugo Black was once a member of the KKK. With that in mind, do you know why he decided to go along with the other justices in the unanimous decision…Great Depression
(Encyclopedia) Great Depression, in U.S. history, the severe economic crisis generally considered to have been precipitated by the U.S. stock-market crash of 1929. Although it shared the basic…Hughes, Charles Evans
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Charles EvansHughes, Charles Evanshy&oomacr;z [key], 1862–1948, American statesman and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910–16), U.S. secretary of…Long, Huey Pierce
(Encyclopedia) Long, Huey Pierce, 1893–1935, American political leader, b. Winnfield, La.; brother of Earl Long. Originally a farm boy, he was an extremely successful traveling salesman before…Brandeis, Louis Dembitz
(Encyclopedia) Brandeis, Louis DembitzBrandeis, Louis Dembitzbrănˈdīs [key], 1856–1941, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1916–39), b. Louisville, Ky., grad. Harvard law school, 1877. As a…Byron Patton (Pat) HARRISON, Congress, MS (1881-1941)
Senate Years of Service: 1919-1941 Party: Democrat HARRISON Byron Patton (Pat) , a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born at Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Miss., August 29, 1881;…Kent Ellsworth KELLER, Congress, IL (1867-1954)
KELLER Kent Ellsworth , a Representative from Illinois; born on a farm near Campbell Hill, Jackson County, Ill., June 4, 1867; attended the public schools in Ava, Ill.; was graduated from Southern…Robert Marion LA FOLLETTE, Jr., Congress, WI (1895-1953)
Senate Years of Service: 1925-1935; 1935-1947 Party: Republican; Progressive LA FOLLETTE Robert Marion, Jr. , a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Madison, Dane County, Wis., February 6, 1895;…Bertrand Hollis SNELL, Congress, NY (1870-1958)
SNELL Bertrand Hollis , a Representative from New York; born in Colton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., December 9, 1870; attended the public schools; was graduated from the State normal school at…Fontaine Maury MAVERICK, Congress, TX (1895-1954)
MAVERICK Fontaine Maury , a Representative from Texas; born in San Antonio, Tex., October 23, 1895; attended the common schools of Texas, Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, and the…Trending
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