David I. Bruck research files, 1933-1988.

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David I. Bruck research files, 1933-1988.

Chiefly research files re Strom Thurmond's political and judicial activities, including study of death sentences imposed by Thurmond, ca. 1938-1946, during his tenure as a state circuit judge; cases researched: George Abney (Saluda County, S.C.), J.C. Hann (Pickens County, S.C.), Sammie Osbourne (Barnwell County, S.C.); George Thomas (Georgetown County, S.C.); and George Stinney, Jr., a 14-year-old youth from Clarendon County, S.C., executed in 1944. Includes copies of essays written by Bruck: The Four Men Strom Thurmond Sent to the Chair (Washington Post, 26 Apr. 1981); Strom Thurmond's Roots (The New Republic, 3 Mar. 1982); and Executing Teenage Killers Again (Washington Post, 15 Sept. 1983). Also includes 4 page tabloid broadside promoting special election scheduled for 15 June 1965 in which Albert Watson (1922-1994) ran as a Republican and won back his seat in the U.S. House; published by South Carolina Independents, the flyer states: "The South Under Attack! King, LBJ drive for total power bloc ... Stand Up For the Man Who Stood Up for You. Support Albert Watson"; includes images of Albert Watson, James T. McCain, and James Farmer; Watson had represented South Carolina in the U.S. House, serving as a Democrat from 1962 until his resignation in early 1965; Watson was stripped of his seniority in 1965 as punishment for supporting Barry Goldwater's campaign for President in 1964 [stored onsite, Pob].

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