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Walter C. Givhan

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Walter C. Givhan
Member of the Alabama Senate
In office
November 3, 1954 – February 18, 1976
Succeeded byEarl Goodwin
Constituency30th (1954–1966)
14th (1966–1974)
29th (1974–1976)
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from Dallas County
In office
November 4, 1942 – November 3, 1954
Preceded byJames A. Hare Jr.
Succeeded byVal Hain
In office
November 5, 1930 – November 7, 1934
Preceded byClifton Kirkpatrick
Succeeded byReuben F. Hamner
Personal details
Born
Walter Coats Givhan

(1902-05-07)May 7, 1902
Perry, Alabama, U.S.
DiedFebruary 18, 1976(1976-02-18) (aged 73)
Safford, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Audrey Cheatham
(m. 1932)

Geneva Yelverton
(m. 1960)
EducationNorth Georgia College (BS)

Walter Coats Givhan (May 7, 1902 – February 18, 1976) was an American politician. An unrepentant white supremacist, he served in both houses of the Alabama Legislature, where he was a strong proponent of racial segregation.[1] He was a Democrat and a Methodist.[2]

He was a member of the state sponsored Alabama State Sovereignty Commission, a state government organization created to fight the federal government mandated integration in schools after Brown v. Board of Education (1954).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "On the Road to Selma, a Jim Crow Relic". The Crime Report. February 2, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Alabama Department of Archives and History. State of Alabama, Department of Archives and History. 1967. p. 301. Senator Givhan is a Democrat and a Methodist.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "7 people named to Alabama Sovereignty Commission". The Birmingham News. December 21, 1963. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
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