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'''Thomas Terry “Tom” Connally''' (August 19, 1877 – October 28, 1963) was a [[progressive]] Wilsonian [[Democrat]] from [[Texas]] who served as the state's U.S. representative and senator. A racist [[liberal]], he was a [[New Deal]]er who blocked anti-lynching legislation and led [[internationalism|internationalists]] in foreign policy.
'''Thomas Terry “Tom” Connally''' (August 19, 1877 – October 28, 1963) was a [[progressive]] Wilsonian [[Democrat]] from [[Texas]] who served as the state's U.S. representative and senator. A racist [[liberal]], he was a [[New Deal]]er who blocked anti-lynching legislation and led [[internationalism|internationalists]] in foreign policy.
==U.S. Senate==
In 1938, Connally joined fellow Southern Democrat senators [[Richard Russell, Jr.]], [[Walter F. George|Walter Franklin George]], and [[Claude Pepper|Claude Densen Pepper]] in filibustering an anti-lynching bill.<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/resource/hec.23959/ Filibuster against anti-lynching bill. Washington, D.C., Jan. 27. Members of the bloc of Southern Senators who have been filibusting against the anti-lynching bill for the last 20 days and are still going strong, left to right: Senator Tom Connaly, of Texas, Sen. Walter F. George, of Ga.; Sen. Richard Russell of Ga.; and Sen. Claude Pepper of Florida, 1/27/38 digital file from original negative]. ''Library of Congress''. Retrieved April 29, 2021.</ref>
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