Walter C. Givhan | |
Office: | Member of the Alabama Senate |
Term Start: | November 3, 1954 |
Term End: | February 18, 1976 |
Constituency: | 30th (1954–1966) 14th (1966–1974) 29th (1974–1976) |
Succeeded: | Earl Goodwin |
Office2: | Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from Dallas County |
Term Start2: | November 4, 1942 |
Term End2: | November 3, 1954 |
Preceded2: | James A. Hare Jr. |
Succeeded2: | Val Hain |
Term Start3: | November 5, 1930 |
Term End3: | November 7, 1934 |
Preceded3: | Clifton Kirkpatrick |
Succeeded3: | Reuben F. Hamner |
Birth Name: | Walter Coats Givhan |
Birth Date: | 7 May 1902 |
Birth Place: | Perry, Alabama, U.S. |
Death Place: | Safford, Alabama, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | |
Education: | North Georgia College (BS) |
Walter Coats Givhan (May 7, 1902 – February 18, 1976) was an American politician. An unrepentant white supremacist, he served in both houses of the Alabama Legislature, where he was a strong proponent of racial segregation.[1] He was a Democrat and a Methodist.[2]
He was a member of the state sponsored Alabama State Sovereignty Commission, a state government organization created to fight the federal government mandated integration in schools after Brown v. Board of Education (1954).[3]