Members of the group of Southern senators who filibustered anti-lynching legislation in 1938. Left to right: Tom Connally of Texas, Walter F. George and Richard Russell of Georgia, and Claude Pepper of Florida. (Image via Library of Congress)
Members of the group of Southern senators who filibustered anti-lynching legislation in 1938. Left to right: Tom Connally of Texas, Walter F. George and Richard Russell of Georgia, and Claude Pepper of Florida. (Image via Library of Congress)