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Sen. Allen Ellender Press Photo
March 12, 1969
A Press Photo of Senator Allen Ellender of Louisiana and Mrs. Mary Green. Mrs. Green spoke to members of the Senate Select Committee on Hunger and Nutrition in Florida.
Allen J. Ellender was a U.S. senator from Louisiana, who served from 1937 until 1972. A staunch segregationist, he signed the Southern Manifesto in 1956, voted against the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and opposed anti-lynching legislation in 1938.
Despite being a racist and segregationist his legacy includes The Allen J. Ellender Memorial Library on the campus of Nicholls State University and a middle and high school in Louisiana both named in his honor.
Allen J. Ellender was a U.S. senator from Louisiana, who served from 1937 until 1972. A staunch segregationist, he signed the Southern Manifesto in 1956, voted against the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and opposed anti-lynching legislation in 1938.
Despite being a racist and segregationist his legacy includes The Allen J. Ellender Memorial Library on the campus of Nicholls State University and a middle and high school in Louisiana both named in his honor.
