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After being re-elected in the [[1934 Midterm Elections|1934 midterms]] to a third Senate term, Copeland shifted rightward and began to vote against New Deal programs.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> He also established a reputation as a supporter of [[civil rights]], introducing two anti-lynching rider amendments in 1937, both of which were tabled due to some of his Northern Democrat colleagues joining their Southern counterparts in voting to kill them.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> This was likely attributed to progressives fearing a passage of the measure would result in the entire legislation being blocked by Southern Democrats.
After being re-elected in the [[1934 Midterm Elections|1934 midterms]] to a third Senate term, Copeland shifted rightward and began to vote against New Deal programs.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> He also established a reputation as a supporter of [[civil rights]], introducing two anti-lynching rider amendments in 1937, both of which were tabled due to some of his Northern Democrat colleagues joining their Southern counterparts in voting to kill them.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> This was likely attributed to progressives fearing a passage of the measure would result in the entire legislation being blocked by Southern Democrats.
Copeland opposed the nomination of Alabama New Dealer [[Hugo Black]] to the [[United States Supreme Court]] in part due to Black's membership in the [[Ku Klux Klan]].<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>
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