Lot 195
Faubus, Orval E (1910-1994) Segregationist governor of Arkansas (1955-67); in 1957 called out the Arkansas National Guard to try to prevent the integration of Central High School in Little Rock. Very good; some soiling. Four Typed Letters Signed as Governor, on official letterhead, 1p each, 1960. 1964, and 1965, to George A. Hall, a supporter, plus a signed and inscribed photocopy of a page about him from a 1957 Time magazine He warns, "…we no longer owe loyalty to a Party when it no longer stands for the best interests of the country," foreseeing the South's abandonment of the Democratic party after the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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