Walter Coats Givhan (May 7, 1902 – February 18, 1976) was an American politician. An unrepentant

white supremacist White supremacy or white supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to those of other races and thus should dominate them. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any power and privilege held by white people. White su ...

, he served in both houses of the

Alabama Legislature The Alabama Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of Alabama. It is a bicameral body composed of the House of Representatives and Senate. It is one of the few state legislatures in which members of both chambers serve ...

, where he was a strong proponent of

racial segregation Racial segregation is the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life. Racial segregation can amount to the international crime of apartheid and a crime against humanity under the Statute of the Intern ...

. He was a Democrat and a Methodist. He was a member of the state sponsored Alabama State Sovereignty Commission, a state government organization created to fight the federal government mandated integration in schools after '' Brown v. Board of Education'' (1954).

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* , has images {{DEFAULTSORT:Givhan, Walter C. 1902 births 1976 deaths 20th-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives People from Dallas County, Alabama Alabama Dixiecrats Methodists from Alabama