The Statesman was a weekly newspaper published in the U.S. state of Georgia in the period 1932–1956.[1] It was founded by the white supremacist politician Eugene Talmadge in 1932.[1] Originally published in Atlanta, Georgia, Its publication was moved to Hapeville, Georgia in 1938.[2]
Talmadge used The Statesman to promote his political views. It printed editorials written by himself claiming that Franklin D. Roosevelt was compromising American sovereignty, making the allegation that the British prime minister Winston Churchill was being allowed to "meddle" in the affairs of Congress with Roosevelt's support.[3] In the 1944 election, The Statesman ran a headline reading "Election of Roosevelt Means Promoting Negroes in Georgia".[3]
His son Herman Talmadge took over publishing The Statesman after returning from World War II.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Statesman (Atlanta, Ga.; Hapeville, Ga.) 1932-1956". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "UNDB - Statesman". research.libs.uga.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ a b Anderson 1975, p. 213.
- ^ Hackbart-Dean, Pamela (1993). "Herman E. Talmadge: From Civil Rights to Watergate". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 77 (1): 146. ISSN 0016-8297. JSTOR 40582658 – via JSTOR.
Bibliography
edit- Anderson, William (1975). The Wild Man from Sugar Creek: The Political Career of Eugene Talmadge. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University. ISBN 978-0807100882.
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