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Oct 08, 1868 Newberry, South Carolina, United States Died on 19 Jan 1942 (aged 73)
American politician
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About Coleman Livingston Blease
- Coleman Livingston Blease (October 8, 1868 – January 19, 1942) was a South Carolina politician who belonged to the Democratic Party.
- He served as a state legislator, 90th Governor of South Carolina (1911–1915), and U.S.
- Senator. Blease, a unrepentant white supremacist, was notorious for playing on the prejudices of poor whites to gain their votes.
- He advocated lynching and was against education for African-Americans.
- As senator, he advocated penalties for interracial couples attempting to get married, as well as criticizing First Lady Lou Hoover for inviting a black guest to tea at the White House.
- Livingston Blease was the architect of Section 1325, which criminalized unauthorized entry into the United States rather than treating it as a civil infraction, and created the notion of "illegal immigrant".
