J. Lindsey Almond [oral history]

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).
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Date from 1969
Date to 1969
Geographic school Virginia
Size 33 pages
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URL http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/oralhistories/detail/2239
Repository Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
Repository address 2313 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78705
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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