Lovie Gore

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

(1904-01-15)January 15, 1904
Sturgis, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedFebruary 7, 1980(1980-02-07) (aged 76)
Starkville, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

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.