John J. Sparkman – A Conflicted Progressive
The 1936 election produced a Congress that constituted the height of Democratic power in the 20th Century. One of the new members of the House was John J. Sparkman (1899-1985) of Alabama’s 8th district. He was a progressive who supported the New Deal, but like Southerners of his time, he had his limits. One of them was the willingness of the national De…
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