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===Civil rights opposition===

===Civil rights opposition===

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><ref>Reeve, Elspeth (March 12, 2013). [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/03/obama-schmooze-advice/317479/ The Hypocrisy of Schmooze]. ''The Atlantic''. Retrieved April 29, 2021.</ref>

In 1935, Connally participated in the Southern Democratic filibuster of the [[Costigan–Wagner Act]], an [[anti-lynching bill]] introduced by senators Edward P. Costigan and Robert F. Wagner.<ref>Greenbaum, Fred (1967). [https://archive.org/details/sim_journal-of-human-relations_third-quarter-1967_15_3 "The Anti-Lynching Bill of 1935: The Irony of "Equal Justice—Under Law"]," p. 79–82. Internet Archive. Retrieved December 3, 2022.</ref> Three years later, Connally joined fellow Southern Democrat senators [[Richard Russell, Jr.]], [[Walter F. George|Walter Franklin George]], and [[Claude Pepper|Claude Densen Pepper]] in filibustering the Wagner–Van Nuys 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><ref>Reeve, Elspeth (March 12, 2013). [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/03/obama-schmooze-advice/317479/ The Hypocrisy of Schmooze]. ''The Atlantic''. Retrieved April 29, 2021.</ref>

Connally led a filibuster for ten days against an attempt to rid the [[poll tax]] in 1942.<ref name="Connally, Thomas Terry (1877–1963)"/>

Connally led a filibuster for ten days against an attempt to rid the [[poll tax]] in 1942.<ref name="Connally, Thomas Terry (1877–1963)"/>