Word: congresmen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...race prejudice but conformity" is the problem. "If you speak out, you're afraid that someone will question your Southernness." The Brown Decision in 1954 elicited a moderate reaction even from traditional Southerners, but no Southern leaders called for obedience to the law. Governers, senators, and congresmen by their silence allowed the White Citizens Councils, "outside agitators from Mississippi," to enter, and the Councils did not remain silent. The politicians followed their lead...
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