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Reubin
O'Donovan Askew
"I do not agree with
your feelings about busing, but I must tell you I have great admiration
for you, not only for for the courage it takes to maintain your position,
but for the forthright, understandable way in which you discussed it."
- Barry
Goldwater
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History
Brief
summary of Reubin O' Donovan Askew's political career.
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Documents
Speech and letters regarding busing to end segregation. |
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Photos
Photographs of Askew. |
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Lesson
Plans
For Grades 9-12. Meets Sunshine State Standards for Social
Studies (SS.A.5.4). |
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The thirty-seventh
Governor of Florida, served from 1971 to 1979. He took the controversial
stand of supporting busing to end school segregation.
The documents
presented here highlight the support for and opposition to desegregation
in the schools. These
documents include:
- Governor's
Askew's speech on busing.
- Letters
supporting and opposing busing from politicians and citizens of Florida.
Collection
Description
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