A representative of United Auto Workers Local No. 34, for instance, strode to the microphone to deliver the results of his union’s vote on the matter. “We want segregated schools at any cost,” he stated, “and when I say any cost, I mean any cost—the cost of lives if necessary.” “We are for segregation at any cost,” echoed a minister from the Evangelical Christian Council. “Last night, an overflowing crowd—they authorized me to speak to this Assembly here and to this group and that they were 100% behind segregation and they would stand for segregation at any cost and all cost to the bitter
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