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James Kimble Vardaman (July 26, 1861 – June 25, 1930) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi. A Democrat, he served as the Governor of Mississippi from 1904 to 1908 and then represented Mississippi in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1919.
James Kimble Vardaman (Contea di Jackson, 26 luglio 1861 – Birmingham, 25 giugno 1930) è stato un politico statunitense, governatore del Mississippi dal 1904 al 1908 e senatore dal 1913 al 1919. Conosciuto col soprannome di "Great White Chief" (Grande Capo Bianco), fu uno dei leader del suprematismo bianco. Biografia
Elected Governor of Mississippi in 1903, James K. Vardaman rode to power on a wave of white populism and racist politics. Dressed in white suits and sporting flowing black hair that reached down...
James K. Vardaman was the governor of Mississippi from 1904-1908. In 1912, he was elected U.S. senator to represent Mississippi. An ardent defender of white supremacy, Vardaman published his article “A Governor Bitterly Opposes Negro Education,” in the February 4, 1904 edition of the popular Leslie Weekly magazine.
In 1903, for the first time, the people of Mississippi nominated the candidates for all public offices, from the governor down to the local constable, via a popular primary election. The first governor chosen under this new system was James Kimble Vardaman, an effective campaigner who was known fondly by his followers as the White […]
21 gen 2021 · In Mississippi, il governatore e in seguito senatore degli Stati Uniti James K. Vardaman si autodefinì “the Great White Chief” (il Grande Capo Bianco) e manifestò il suo impegno per la supremazia...
The first governor elected under Mississippi’s new primary law was James K. Vardaman, an effective campaigner who was known fondly by his followers as “The White Chief.” Vardaman, who was born in Jackson County, Texas, on July 26, 1861, was reared in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.
