Senator James Eastland
- Episode aired Jul 28, 1957
Mike Wallace interviews Sen. James Eastland (1904-86), D-Miss, who served in 1941, and 1943-78. A southern conservative (Dixiecrat), he championed States Rights and anti-Communism, and oppos... Read allMike Wallace interviews Sen. James Eastland (1904-86), D-Miss, who served in 1941, and 1943-78. A southern conservative (Dixiecrat), he championed States Rights and anti-Communism, and opposed the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964.Mike Wallace interviews Sen. James Eastland (1904-86), D-Miss, who served in 1941, and 1943-78. A southern conservative (Dixiecrat), he championed States Rights and anti-Communism, and opposed the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964.