Ezekiel C. Gathings
Arkansas politician
Died when: 75 years 173 days (905 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Ezekiel Candler "Took" Gathings (November 10, 1903 – May 2, 1979) was a U.S.Representative from Arkansas, representing Arkansas' First Congressional District from 1939 to 1969.
A segregationist conservative, Gathings was an ally of Strom Thurmond, and stood against all civil rights legislation.Gathings also chaired the 1952 House Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials, which advocated for censorship of obscene magazines, books, and comics.
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