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'''Felix Edward Hébert''' (October 12, 1901 – December 29, 1979), also known as '''F. Edward Hébert''' (French surname pronounced "ay-bear"<ref>[https://www.thefreedictionary.com/H%C3%A9bert Hébert]. ''The Free Dictionary''. Retrieved March 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Halloran, Richard (October 17, 1970). [https://www.nytimes.com/1970/10/17/archives/advocate-of-the-military-felix-edward-h-bert.html Advocate of the Military]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>), was a journalist and [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist<ref>[https://tulane.edu/sites/tulane/files/Appendix%20-%20F.%20Edward%20Hebert%2C%20Tulane%20and%20Beyond.pdf Appendix: F. Edward Hébert, Tulane and Beyond]. ''Tulane University''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> from [[Louisiana]] known mostly for his reporting of the corrupt [[Huey Long|Long]] family that led to indictments of many cronies. He served as a representative from the state's 1st congressional district for over three decades.

'''Felix Edward Hébert''' (October 12, 1901 – December 29, 1979), also known as '''F. Edward Hébert''' (French surname pronounced "ay-bear"<ref>[https://www.thefreedictionary.com/H%C3%A9bert Hébert]. ''The Free Dictionary''. Retrieved March 20, 2021.</ref><ref name="Advocate of the Military">Halloran, Richard (October 17, 1970). [https://www.nytimes.com/1970/10/17/archives/advocate-of-the-military-felix-edward-h-bert.html Advocate of the Military]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>), was a journalist and [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist<ref>[https://tulane.edu/sites/tulane/files/Appendix%20-%20F.%20Edward%20Hebert%2C%20Tulane%20and%20Beyond.pdf Appendix: F. Edward Hébert, Tulane and Beyond]. ''Tulane University''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> from [[Louisiana]] known mostly for his reporting of the corrupt [[Huey Long|Long]] family that led to indictments of many cronies. He served as a representative from the state's 1st congressional district for over three decades.

==U.S. House of Representatives==

==U.S. House of Representatives==

Hébert was among a number of Southern Democrats who led the [[Dixiecrat]] revolt against [[Harry Truman]] during the [[United States presidential election, 1948|1948 presidential election]], supporting staunch [[segregation]]ist [[Strom Thurmond]].<ref>King, Larry L. (February 21, 1978). [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/21/archives/creed-of-a-congressman-f-edward-hebert-of-louisiana-edited-and.html Creed of a Congressman]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>

Hébert, who feuded with [[Harry Truman]],<ref name="Advocate of the Military"/> was among a number of Southern Democrats who led the [[Dixiecrat]] revolt against the incumbent president during the [[United States presidential election, 1948|1948 election]], supporting staunch [[segregation]]ist [[Strom Thurmond]].<ref>King, Larry L. (February 21, 1978). [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/21/archives/creed-of-a-congressman-f-edward-hebert-of-louisiana-edited-and.html Creed of a Congressman]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>

Along with the rest of the Louisiana congressional delegation during the time, Hébert signed the [[Southern Manifesto]] in opposition to [[Brown v. Board of Education]], which desegregated all public schools in the U.S.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/84/crecb/1956/03/12/GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf]. ''Congressional Record''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>

Along with the rest of the Louisiana congressional delegation during the time, Hébert signed the [[Southern Manifesto]] in opposition to [[Brown v. Board of Education]], which desegregated all public schools in the U.S.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/84/crecb/1956/03/12/GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf]. ''Congressional Record''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>