Alabama delegates walkout of Democratic National Convention, 1948 [photograph].

Hill, J. Lister (Joseph Lister), 1894-1984

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Joseph Lister Hill (December 29, 1894 – December 20, 1984) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the U.S. Congress for more than forty-five years, as both a U.S. Representative (1923–1938) and a U.S. Senator (1938–1969). During his Senate career he was active on health-related issues, and served as Senate Majority Whip (1941–47), and Hill also served as the Chair of the Senate Labor Committee. At the time of his retirement, Hill was the fourth-mo...

Democratic National Convention 1948 Philadelphia, Pa.

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Ellis, Leven Handy, 1881-1968

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In July 1948 the 30th Democratic National Convention met in the Convention Hall in west Philadelphia. Among the policies incorporated into the Democratic platform was support for civil rights. Southern delegates were agitated by the strong backing of civil rights and the absence of states' rights from the platform. On July 14, 1948, half of the Alabama delegation and all of Mississippi's delegates walked out of the convention in protest. These and other disgruntled south...