William Dozier
June, 1966
The voice in the U. S. House of Representatives had the honeysuckle tones of the Old South, but the words bespoke a new breed of Dixie legislator: "Those chosen to lead have failed to lead. Those whose task it is to speak out have stood mute. And in so doing, we have permitted the voice of the South to preach defiance and disorder. We have stood by, leaving the field to reckless and violent men." Not one to stand by for long, 38-year-old Charles Longstreet Weltner, sophomore Democratic...
