William Henry Pope (U.S. politician)
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William Henry Pope was an American
soldier, lawyer, and State Senator
from Texas
. Pope was influential in writing and passing Texas Jim Crow laws
and described himself as the “Jim Crow Senator”.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soldier, lawyer, and State Senator
Texas Senate
The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing 31 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 672,000 per constituency. There are no term limits, and each term is four years long. The Senate meets at the...
from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Pope was influential in writing and passing Texas Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws
The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans...
and described himself as the “Jim Crow Senator”.