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==Political organizing==
==Political organizing==
In 1954, Courtney was named chairman of the New Orleans branch of the group called Ten Million Americans Mobilizing For Justice, a defender of [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Joseph McCarthy]] of [[Wisconsin]], who was [[Censure|cemsured]] by his fellow senators for his investigations into communist subversion of the U.S. government. That same year, Courtney lost a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[primary]] race for the New Orleans City Council, when [[Chep Morrison|deLesseps Story Morrison, Sr.]], a moderate who still endorsed segregation, was finishing his second term as the [[mayor]]. One of the winners in that council election was the future Lieutenant Governor [[Jimmy Fitzmorris|James E. "Jimmy" Fitzmorris, Jr.]]
In 1954, Courtney was named chairman of the New Orleans branch of the group called Ten Million Americans Mobilizing For Justice, a defender of [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Joseph McCarthy]] of [[Wisconsin]], who was [[Censure|cemsured]] by his fellow senators for his investigations into communist subversion of the U.S. government. That same year, Courtney lost a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[primary]] race for the New Orleans City Council, when [[Chep Morrison|deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr.]], a moderate who still endorsed segregation, was finishing his second term as the [[mayor]]. One of the winners in that council election was the future Lieutenant Governor [[Jimmy Fitzmorris|James E. "Jimmy" Fitzmorris, Jr.]]
[[File:Phoebe Courtney.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Phoebe Courtney]]
[[File:Phoebe Courtney.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Phoebe Courtney]]