Lovie Gore | |
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Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office January 8, 1952 – January 5, 1960 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lovie Landrum January 15, 1904 Sturgis, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | February 7, 1980 Starkville, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 76)
Political party | Democratic |
Lovie Landrum Gore (née Landrum; January 15, 1904 – February 7, 1980) was an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives between 1952 and 1960. She was the Democratic national committeewoman for the state of Mississippi between 1956 and 1960. Gore was a vocal opponent of the civil rights movement, attempting to delay school integration in Mississippi and criticizing desegregation efforts from the national Democratic party.