South Carolina issues white supremacy call
Columbia, South Carolina (UP) –
Governor Olin D. Johnston today called a special session of the South Carolina Legislature to amend primary laws so that the Democratic Party in the state can maintain white supremacy.
Governor Johnston said the General Assembly would be asked to repeal present laws pertaining to state primaries in an effort to circumvent the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Negroes can vote in state primaries.
The Governor said he firmly believed “in the ability of our people to keep our white Democratic primaries pure.”