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In July 1928, Howard was suspended from his committee positions by the federal government on corruption charges.<ref>July 18, 1928. [https://www.nytimes.com/1928/07/18/archives/sargent-suspends-perry-w-howard-acts-against-colored-aide-and.html SARGENT SUSPENDS PERRY W. HOWARD; Acts Against Colored Aide and Deputy Marshal Hubbard, Held as Bribe-Takers. PLOT CHARGED BY HOWARD Six Accused of Patronage Trafficking Are Arraigned for Pleasat Biloxi, Miss.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> Targeted by political enemies, namely Jim Crow Democrats, Howard in part called out the "lily-white" GOP faction over the suspension, further adding on that he was:<ref>July 17, 1928. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NCNPAAAAIBAJ&pg=7119,5775411&dq=perry-howard&hl=en Perry Howard Is Suspended After Indictment in Mississippi Probe]. ''Associated Press'' via ''St. Petersburg Times'' via ''Google News''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref>

In July 1928, Howard was suspended from his committee positions by the federal government on corruption charges.<ref>July 18, 1928. [https://www.nytimes.com/1928/07/18/archives/sargent-suspends-perry-w-howard-acts-against-colored-aide-and.html SARGENT SUSPENDS PERRY W. HOWARD; Acts Against Colored Aide and Deputy Marshal Hubbard, Held as Bribe-Takers. PLOT CHARGED BY HOWARD Six Accused of Patronage Trafficking Are Arraigned for Pleasat Biloxi, Miss.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> Targeted by political enemies, namely Jim Crow Democrats, Howard in part called out the "lily-white" GOP faction over the suspension, further adding on that he was:<ref>July 17, 1928. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NCNPAAAAIBAJ&pg=7119,5775411&dq=perry-howard&hl=en Perry Howard Is Suspended After Indictment in Mississippi Probe]. ''Associated Press'' via ''St. Petersburg Times'' via ''Google News''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref>

{{cquote|...guilty of no wrong doing, directly or indirectly.}}

{{cquote|...guilty of no wrong doing, directly or indirectly.}}

The faction led by Howard was later challenged by [[Wirt Yerger|Wirt A. Yerger, Jr.]],<ref name=yerger>Mott, Ronni (May 12, 2009). [https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2009/may/12/yergers-revisionist-lily-white-history/ Yerger's Revisionist ‘Lily White' History]. ''Jackson Free Press''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> who led a coalition of businessmen and entrepreneurs in Mississippi who rebuilt the state GOP and established what became a two-party system. Although Yerger opposed the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]], his efforts directly challenged the [[Jim Crow]] Democrat system by appealing to economic mobility rather than emphasizing race, and had been previously harassed by [[segregation]]ists.<ref name=yerger/>

The faction led by Howard was later challenged by [[Wirt Yerger|Wirt A. Yerger, Jr.]],<ref name=yerger>Mott, Ronni (May 12, 2009). [https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2009/may/12/yergers-revisionist-lily-white-history/ Yerger's Revisionist ‘Lily White' History]. ''Jackson Free Press''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> who led a coalition of businessmen and entrepreneurs in Mississippi who rebuilt the state GOP and established what became a two-party system. Although Yerger opposed the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]], his efforts directly challenged the [[Jim Crow]] Democrat system by appealing to economic mobility rather than emphasizing race, and had been previously harassed by [[segregation]]ists.<ref name=yerger/>