HOWARD W. SMITH

(Howard Worth Smith)


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Howard W. Smith

Civil Rights is all right for you. You don’t have and Negroes in your district.
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Smith, an extreme racist, was so rabid that MacGregor was supporting the Civil Rights Bill, he followed him off the House floor to make this statement. MacGregor jokingly told Smith that he was wrong. He had 17 Negroes in his District.

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Howard W. Smith
  • Born: February 2, 1883
  • Died: October 3, 1976
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  • Profession: Attorney
Biography

Howard Worth Smith was an American politician. A Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia, he was a leader of the informal but powerful anti-civil rights coalition.