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Broadus Mitchell

The South does not need defense, but exposition.

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I abhor lynching and officials who allow it should be impeached... The Southerners whom I know and esteem do not believe that the Negro must remain dependent upon the white man and they believe in the orderly administration of law as opposed to mob violence.

Mitchell in addition to being a History Professor, was active in politics and even ran for Maryland Governor as the Socialist Party candidate.

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Born: December 27, 1892
Died: April 28, 1988
Nationality: American
Profession: Historian

Biography

Broadus Mitchell was a historian, professor, and author. He taught economics at Johns Hopkins University from 1919 to 1939, Occidental College 1939–1941, New York University 1942–1949, Rutgers 1949–1958, and Hofstra 1958–1967. Representing the Socialist Party, Dr. Mitchell ran for governor of Maryland in 1939.

BROADUS MITCHELL

(The rise of Cotton Mills in the South)