In this portrait of a man the Florida House of Representatives eulogized as the Floridian of the Twentieth Century, Dyckman argues that the courageous moral leadership of LeRoy Collins not only spared Florida the humiliation that befell other southern states under less enlightened leaders but also was responsible for modernizing all the branches of the state government. Collins was elected governor as a segregationist but recognized in office that he could not reconcile segregation with his religious faith or his sworn duty to represent all the citizens of Florida. He announced that racial...
In this portrait of a man the Florida House of Representatives eulogized as the Floridian of the Twentieth Century, Dyckman argues that the courageous...
