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Ralph Webster Yarborough (June 8, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Texas Democratic politician who served in the United States Senate from 1957 to 1971 and was a leader of the progressive wing of his party. Along with Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, but ...
- 1923–1926 (NG), 1943–1946 (Army)
The only Senator from the Deep South to vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Ralph W. Yarborough, a liberal Democrat from Texas who fought to expand the role of the Federal Government in ...
Jan 28, 1996 · January 27, 1996 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Ralph W. Yarborough, 92, the Lone Star State's legendary liberal Democrat whose intelligent and sometimes flamboyant east Texas oratory served him in the U.S ...
Jan 29, 1996 · Ralph W. Yarborough, the only Southern senator who voted for the 1964 Civil Rights Act, died Saturday. He was 92. He died at his Austin home, said an assistant in Yarborough’s law office ...
Book Details: Paperback, 368 pages, 6 x 9 inches, 31 illustrations. ISBN: 978-0-292-72216-3. Publication Status: On Demand. Revered by many Texans and other Americans as “the People’s Senator,” Ralph Webster Yarborough (1903–1996) fought for “the little people” in a political career that places him in the ranks of the most ...
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Ralph Webster Yarborough (June 8, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Texas Democratic politician who served in the United States Senate from 1957 to 1971 and was a leader of the progressive wing of his party. Along with Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, but ...
Other articles where Ralph Yarborough is discussed: Bilingual Education Act: Ralph Yarborough of Texas introduced a bill to help school districts educate students with limited English-speaking ability. This was a particularly important issue in Texas and other southwestern states, which were experiencing an increase in Mexican immigration. The bill recommended bilingual education—including ...
