Senate's champion filibuster. Washington, D.C., Jan. 26. Leader of the Senate's bloc of Southern senators' filibuster against the anti- lynching bill, Senator Allen J. Ellender, of Louisiana, rests and studies up on Senate procedure while his colleagues continue the Filibuster against the measure. In 6 days Ellender spoke for total of 28 hours during the present Filibuster, 1/26/38

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Cough drop erases throat of Senate filibuster. Washington, D.C., Jan. 26. Senator Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana, has suddenly become fond of cough drops since he spoke for 28 hours in six days during the present filibuster by [...]of Southern Senators against the Anti-Lynching Bill, 1/26/38

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Filibuster against anti-lynching bill. Washington, D.C., Jan. 27. Members of the bloc of Southern Senators who have been filibusting against the anti-lynching bill for the last 20 days and are still going strong, left to right: Senator Tom Connaly, of Texas, Sen. Walter F. George, of Ga.; Sen. Richard Russell of Ga.; and Sen. Claude Pepper of Florida, 1/27/38

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Florida Senator. Washington, D.C., Jan. 29. Senator Claude A. Pepper, Democrat of Florida, who is one of the leaders in the current Filibuster against the Anti-lynching bill in the [...], 1/29/38

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No rest for a weary filibuster. Washington, D.C., Jan. 27. Senator Claude A. Pepper, Democrat of Florida who spoke for 11 hours during the current filibuster against the Anti-lynching bill, points out to pretty Mrs. Pepper the interesting sections of his long winded talk as he printed in the Congressional Record, 1/27/38

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Senators in a huddle. Washington, D.C., Nov. 17. Senator Tom Connally, of Tex. Left; who started the filibuster aimed at the Anti-Lynching Bill confers with Senator George Norris, of Neb. right. 11/17/37

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Senators in playful mood. Washington, D.C., June 15. It wasn't all work and no play for all of the Senators today as the Senate pushed through last minute bills to speed adjournment. Senator F. Ryan Duffy, (left) Wisconsin, engages in a sparring match with Senator Allen Ellender, Louisiana, as their colleagues debated the conference report on the $375,000,000 flood control bill, 6/15/38

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The Fight Against Lynching Anti-Lynching Work of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for the Year Nineteen Eighteen

Montana Senator. Washington D.C. July 16. A new informal picture of Senator Burton K. Wheeler, of Montana, who leading the bloc of Democratic Senators opposing the President's Court Reorganization Bill, 7/16/37

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