Hugh Allen Boren (June 20, 1898 – October 16, 1964) was an assistant to Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett, a state legislator, and an investigator for the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission. [1] In 1944 he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives. [2]
He was born in Ratliff, Mississippi. [2] He became a lawyer in Tupelo, Mississippi. [3] [4] [5] He served as an assistant to Governor Barnett. [6] [7] [8]
He touted the achievements of "Negroes" in Tupelo and downplayed any strife. [9] He minimized the illness of Clyde Kennard, a Korean War veteran who attempted to attend the University of Mississippi. [7] Kennard was conspired against by the Sovereignty Commission, arrested on false charges, and became terminally ill while held in state prison.
Hugh Allen Boren (June 20, 1898 – October 16, 1964) was an assistant to Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett, a state legislator, and an investigator for the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission. [1] In 1944 he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives. [2]
He was born in Ratliff, Mississippi. [2] He became a lawyer in Tupelo, Mississippi. [3] [4] [5] He served as an assistant to Governor Barnett. [6] [7] [8]
He touted the achievements of "Negroes" in Tupelo and downplayed any strife. [9] He minimized the illness of Clyde Kennard, a Korean War veteran who attempted to attend the University of Mississippi. [7] Kennard was conspired against by the Sovereignty Commission, arrested on false charges, and became terminally ill while held in state prison.