For decades after the Second World War, Senator James O. Eastland was one of the more intransigent leaders of the Deep South's resistance to what he called "the Second Reconstruction”. And yet he developed, late in his life, a very real friendship with state NAACP chair Aaron Henry. Big Jim Eastland provides the life story of this savvy, unpredictable powerhouse.
For decades after the Second World War, Senator James O. Eastland was one of the more intransigent leaders of the Deep South's resistance to what he called “the Second Reconstructionâ€. And yet he developed, late in his life, a very real friendship with state NAACP chair Aaron Henry. Big Jim Eastland provides the life story of this savvy, unpredictable powerhouse.