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    • Lawrence Brooks Hays (August 9, 1898 – October 11, 1981) was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Arkansas from 1943 to 1959. He was also a president of the Southern Baptist Convention. See more

    Biography

    Brooks Hays was born in London, Pope County, Arkansas, on August 9, 1898. He attended public schools in
    Hays … See more

    The 1958 election

    The major issue of the day was President Dwight D. Eisenhower's sending in federal troops to integrate Central High School in Little Rock (see also Little Rock Integration Crisis). Most Arkansas politicians opposed the interve… See more

    BornLawrence Brooks Hays · August 9, 1898 · London, Arkansas, U.S.
    DiedOctober 11, 1981 (aged 83) · Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
    Political partyDemocratic
    Post-congressional career

    During his last term in Congress, Hays was elected to serve as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention for its 1957–1958 term. He was nominated by J. D. Grey, long-term pastor of the First Baptist Church of … See more

    Further reading

    • Atto, William J., "Brooks Hays and the New Deal," Arkansas Historical Quarterly, 67 (Summer 2008), 168–86.
    • Baker, J. T. (1989). Brooks Hays. Mercer Press. (ISBN: 0-86554-335-6)… See more

     
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  1. Hays, Lawrence Brooks - Encyclopedia of Arkansas

    Nov 29, 2023 · Lawrence Brooks Hays was a twentieth-century political, civic, and religious leader in Arkansas. He was one of the most influential members of the state’s congressional delegation after World War II and one of the few laymen …

     
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  8. “A Champion of the Christian Way in Race Relations” - ERLC

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  12. Hays, (Lawrence) Brooks: Oral History Interview - JFK #1, ca. 1964

  13. ARKANSAS: Attack from Behind - TIME

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