Earl Evans Jr.
Earl Evans Jr. (June 20, 1906 - October 1976)[1] was an American Democratic politician and public official in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate[2] including as President Pro Tempore. He served in the Mississippi Senate in the 1940s and 1950s. He had been a special agent with the FBI. He lived in Canton, Mississippi and represented Madison County, Mississippi. He was also a businessman and farmer. He married.[3]
A staunch segregationist, he was a leader in the "states rights" movement.[4] He served on the segregationist Legal Educational Advisory Committee (LEAC)[5] and the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission that worked to thwart civil rights campaigning and preserve segregation.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Earl Evans in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ Images, Historic. "1966 Press Photo Earl Evans, Jr., Mississippi's new ABC Board director". Historic Images.
- ^ https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=sta_leghb
- ^ Bartley, Numan V. (July 1, 1999). The Rise of Massive Resistance: Race and Politics in the South During the 1950's. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807124192 – via Google Books.
- ^ Katagiri, Yasuhiro (September 18, 2009). The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission: Civil Rights and States' Rights. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781496801258 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Mississippi Legislature" (PDF). crmvet.org. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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