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2. Democratic Committee: Correspondence Concerning a Certified Copy of the Resolution of Hon. Eugene S. Blease, Adopted by the Democratic Convention of South Carolina

Democratic Committee: Correspondence Concerning a Certified Copy of the Resolution of Hon. Eugene S. Blease, Adopted by the Democratic Convention of South Carolina
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1944-06-23
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A certified copy of a resolution, adopted at the bi-annual convention of the Democratic Party of South Carolina on May 17, 1944, pledging to continue the South Carolina Democratic party as a party of and for white Democrats only and that "no negro shall be admitted to membership in our party." The resolution is written in direct opposition to the formation of the rival Progressive Democratic Party of South Carolina that sought permission to send delegates to the 1944 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Senator Maybank requested a certified copy of the resolution.

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