John Hollis Bankhead II (1872-1946), son of U.S. congressman and senator John Hollis Bankhead, was an Alabama state legislator and a U.S. senator for Alabama for 15 years. He supported policies to disenfranchise African Americans and poor whites, and later in his career supported New Deal legislation.
John Hollis Bankhead II
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