Democratic Committee: Resolution of Hon. Eugene S. Blease, Adopted by the Democratic Convention of South Carolina

Title:

Democratic Committee: Resolution of Hon. Eugene S. Blease, Adopted by the Democratic Convention of South Carolina

Creator (Personal):

Blease, Eugene S., 1877-1963

Description:

A 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. The resolution has been annotated and a section that states that "electors shall not be chosen by the State Executive Committee as they had been chosen in the past" is underlined.

Collection Title:

Senator Burnet R. Maybank Papers, 1914-1973

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Documents

Series:

Burnet R. Maybank Senatorial Papers - Democratic Committee 1944

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Democratic Party (S.C.)
Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
Progressive Democrats (Political party)

Topical Subject:

Civil rights, Democratic National Convention (1944 : Chicago, Ill.), Politics, and Democratic Party (S.C.). State Convention

Geographic Subject:

Illinois

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

MSS 0085 Box 156 Folder 22

Date Digital:

2015-02-05

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Statement:

For more information contact Special Collections at Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.

Admin ID:

43922