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1 Title:   Earl P. Cook Collection of County Unit System Materials  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Cook, Earl Pope  
  Dates:   1946  
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In 1946, the Georgia Veterans for Majority Rule group brought forth two lawsuits against the Georgia Democratic Executive Committee in objection to the county unit system. The Georgia Veterans for Majority Rule found the county unit system unconstitutional which gave an overwhelming advantage for candidates to win votes in rural counties despite the fact that the population of rural Georgia only comprised approximately one-third of the state's population. Earl Pope Cook was a Troup County native and Army Signal Corps veteran who testified as a plaintiff in one of the two test suits against the Georgia State Democratic Executive Committee and the Secretary of State, Ben W. Fortson.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL317EPC  
  Repository:   Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies  
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2 Title:   Braswell D. Deen, Sr. Papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Deen, Braswell D., 1893-1981.  
  Dates:   1917-1984  
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The collection consists of materials dating from 1917-1984 of Braswell D. Deen, Sr. (1893-1981), editor and owner of Alma Times, United States Congressman, and director of the Georgia Department of Public Welfare. The papers include a manuscript written by his son, Braswell Deen, Jr., correspondence, manuscripts, thoughts, and poems written by Deen, newspaper clippings, speeches, photographs, and scrapbooks. The materials document Deen's 1932 campaign for U.S. House of Representatives in Georgia's Eighth District, his career as Director of Public Welfare, his interest in family genealogy, and his writings. There is also biogrpahical information on Deen.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL217BDDSR  
  Repository:   Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies  
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