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Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (October 13, 1877August 21, 1947) was an American politician. Bilbo, a Democrat, twice served as governor of Mississippi (1916–20, 1928–32) and later was elected a U.S. Senator (1935–47). A master of filibuster and scathing rhetoric, a rough-and-tumble fighter in debate, he made his name a synonym for white supremacy. Bilbo believed that black people and Jews were inferior, defended segregation, and was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.〔("Obama's new home was slow to accept integration" ), McClatchy DC〕〔(Sen. Theodore G. Bilbo's Legacy of Hate ), Common Dreams, 17 July 2007〕 Of short stature (), Bilbo wore flashy clothing, and was nicknamed "The Man" because he tended to refer to himself in the third person.〔''Current Biography 1943'', pp. 47–50.〕 Bilbo was the author of ''Take Your Choice: Separation or Mongrelization''.〔(Complete text of "Take Your Choice: Separation or Mongrelization." ) From archive.org. Retrieved February 23, 2013.〕 ==Education and family background== On October 13, 1877, Bilbo was born in the small town of Juniper Grove in Hancock (later Pearl River) County. His parents, Obedience "Beedy" (née Wallis or Wallace) and James Oliver Bilbo were of Scotch-Irish descent, and James was a farmer and veteran of the Confederate States Army who rose from poverty during Theodore Bilbo's early years to become Vice President of the Poplarville National Bank.〔 Theodore Bilbo obtained a scholarship to attend Peabody Normal College in Nashville, Tennessee,〔 and later attended Vanderbilt University Law School, but did not graduate from either. He also taught school and worked at a drug store during his legal studies, was admitted to the bar in Tennessee in 1906, and began a law practice in Poplarville, Mississippi the following year.〔 During his teaching career, Bilbo was accused of being overly familiar with a female student. At Vanderbilt, though he had been admitted to the senior class, he left without graduating. He was accused of cheating on academics, but it appears more likely that he left school for financial reasons. Though these accusations never rose to the level of formal charges, they helped create the perception that Bilbo was profligate and dishonest. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Theodore G. Bilbo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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