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Jefferson Beauregard Sessions Jr. Birth 24 Apr 1913 Death 15 Jun 1989 (aged 76) Burial
Jan 11, 2017 · Sessions, while he was a U.S. Attorney, allegedly scolded an African American Deputy U.S. Attorney (the first in Alabama), telling a white secretary in the office he wasn't being polite enough. "Be careful what you say to white folks," was the warning from Sessions. Another deputy said Sessions voiced his distaste for the NAACP, saying the ...
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Sep 4, 2017 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, a son of the segregated South who was named after leaders of the Confederacy, faces a tough new test of his commitment to protecting civil rights as he oversees the Justice Department’s investigation of the deadly violence at a rally of white nationalists in Virginia.
Jun 18, 2018 · Still, the prosecution that Turner described as a “witch hunt” made enemies of none other than Coretta Scott King, the civil-rights activist and widow of Martin Luther King Jr., who submitted...
Nov 7, 2018 · Here's everything you need to know about Sessions: Name: Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III. Age: 70 (born Dec. 24, 1946) Hometown: Selma, Alabama, which had a notable role in the civil rights movement. Earlier this year, Sessions reflected on the historic nature of his birthplace.
Dec 22, 2016 · As a boy, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III began each day before dawn, boarding a segregated bus to his all-white school. En route he and his classmates passed the bus ferrying blacks students in ...
Jul 17, 2009 · July 17, 2009. Saved Stories. There is perhaps no one who knows the cost of "selective empathy" better than Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III. It's the reason his own nomination to...
