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==Early life==
 
==Early life==
Sikes was born in Isabella, Georgia, a small town near Sylvester in Worth County. He graduated from public schools before attending the University of Georgia, where he received a B.S. in 1927, then went on to earn an M.S. in English from the University of Florida in 1929.
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Sikes was born Isabella, a small town near Sylvester in Worth County, Georgia. He graduated from public schools before attending the University of Georgia, where he received a B.S. in 1927, then went on to earn an M.S. in English from the University of Florida in 1929.
  
In [[1933]] Sikes began work as a newspaper editor in [[Valparaiso]]. He went on to publish a weekly newspaper in [[Crestview]], the ''[[Okaloosa News-Journal]]'', and in [[1937]] served as president of the Florida Press Association. His publishing career would last until [[1946]]. It was during this time that he held his first political office, in the Florida House of Representatives, from [[1936]] until [[1940]].
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In [[1933]] Sikes began work as a newspaper editor in [[Valparaiso]]. He went on to publish a weekly newspaper, the ''[[Okaloosa News-Journal]]'', and in [[1937]] served as president of the Florida Press Association. His publishing career would last until [[1946]]. It was during this time that he held his first political office, in the Florida House of Representatives, from [[1936]] until [[1940]].
  
 
==Congressional career==
 
==Congressional career==
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===Civil rights===
 
===Civil rights===
Sikes was a [[segregation]]ist, like most contemporary Southern politicians. During [[World War II]], he protested the fact that black soldiers were billeted alongside white soldiers at the [[Naval Air Station]] and was assured by Rear Admiral George D. Murray that "in no cases is indiscriminate mixing of these groups permitted."<ref>Gary R. Mormino. "GI Joe Meets Jim Crow: Racial Violence and Reform in World War II Florida." ''Florida Historical Quarterly'', Volume 73, Number 1, July 1994.</ref>
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Sikes was a segregationist, like most Southern politicians during the [[civil rights movement]], but was generally receptive to all his constituents, regardless of race. [[Crestview City Council]]man [[Sam Hayes]], who helped found the local [[NAACP]] branch, said of Sikes, "No matter what your color was, he listened to you. It didn't matter how high up or how down low you might be. He was a fair man."<ref name="miami"/>
 
 
Sikes attempted to be receptive to all his constituents, regardless of race. [[Crestview City Council]]man [[Sam Hayes]], who helped found the local [[NAACP]] branch, said of Sikes, "No matter what your color was, he listened to you. It didn't matter how high up or how down low you might be. He was a fair man."<ref name="miami"/>
 
  
 
===Reprimand===
 
===Reprimand===
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*The [[City of Crestview]]'s [[Robert L. F. Sikes Public Library]], built with gifts from Florida Du Pont head [[Ed Ball]] and defense contractors
 
*The [[City of Crestview]]'s [[Robert L. F. Sikes Public Library]], built with gifts from Florida Du Pont head [[Ed Ball]] and defense contractors
 
*The [[Robert L. F. Sikes Education Center]] of [[Okaloosa-Walton College]]
 
*The [[Robert L. F. Sikes Education Center]] of [[Okaloosa-Walton College]]
*Bob Sikes Bachelor Officer's Quarters, NAS Whiting Field Milton, Fl.
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*Bob Sikes Boulevard, Fort Walton Beach, Fl.
 
  
 
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{{succession box|before=[[Millard F. Caldwell]]|title=U.S. Congressman, [[Florida's 1st District]]<ref name="3rd1st">When Sikes was first elected, the Panhandle region was numbered as Florida's 3rd district. The number system was adjusted in [[1963]], before the [[Wikipedia:88th United States Congress|88th Congress]].</ref>|years=[[1945]]-[[1979]]|after=[[Earl Hutto]]}}
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{{succession box|before=[[Millard F. Caldwell]]|title=U.S. Congressman, [[Florida's 1st District]]<ref name="3rd1st">When Sikes was first elected, the Panhandle region was numbered as Florida's 3rd district. The number system was adjusted in [[1963]], before the [[Wikipedia:88th United States Congress|88th Congress]].</ref>|years=[[1995]]-[[2001]]|after=[[Earl Hutto]]}}
 
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