J. Lindsey Almond [oral history]
| Creator | Lyndon Baines Johnson Library |
| Description | J. Lindsay Almond served as a state court judge in Virginia (1933-1945). He also served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1945-1948). Virginia Attorney General (1948-1957). As Virginia Governor (1958-1962), he opposed southern politicians such as Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd and Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, terminating massive political resistance against the desegregation of schools. Delegate to the Democratic National Convention of 1960. Judge on the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1962-1982). |
| Call number | |
| Date from | 1969 |
| Date to | 1969 |
| Geographic school | Virginia |
| Size | 33 pages |
| Access restrictions yes/no | |
| Access restrictions | |
| Part Of larger collection yes/no | no |
| Larger collection title | |
| URL | http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/oralhistories/detail/2239 |
| Repository | Lyndon Baines Johnson Library |
| Repository address | 2313 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78705 |
| Repository contact name | |
| Repository contact title | |
| Repository contact email | johnson.library@nara.gov |
| Repository contact phone | (512) 721-0200 |
| DoveRegion | (outside of Virginia) |
| Subjects | o African American students
o African Americans–Civil rights o African Americans–Segregation o Almond, J. Lindsay (James Lindsay), 1898-1986 o Public schools o Race relations o School children o School closings o School integration o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Governors–Virginia o United States. Congress. House o Byrd, Harry F. (Harry Flood), 1887-1966 o Faubus, Orval Eugene, 1910-1994 o Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 |
| Types | Oral History |