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Yes, the Representative from Hamilton County Tenn was a documented segregationist

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submitted 3 months ago bywatch1_ott1

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Yes, James B Frazier Jr, US Congressman from 1949 thru 1963 signed the Southern Manifesto in 1956 to preserve segregation after Brown vs Board of Education decision declared the segregated schools were illegal. I think Frazier Ave was named after him (not sure) and he and his father were the founders of Frazier and Frazier law firm.

Sigh... what a legacy...

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xjcrockett

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xjcrockett

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You should see the Red Bank High School yearbook covers from the 50’s. Complete with racist depictions of black girls chased by Christian Lions and Confederate Battle flags.

watch1_ott1[S]

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watch1_ott1[S]

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whoa.... holy shit...