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| − | '''Reubin W. "Smokey" Peaden''' was a law enforcement officer and gospel-singing politician who had served in the [[Pensacola Police Department]] for twelve years before being elected to the Florida House of Representatives (representing [[Florida House of Representatives District 2|District 2]] | + | '''Reubin W. "Smokey" Peaden''' was a law enforcement officer and gospel-singing politician who had served in the [[Pensacola Police Department]] for twelve years before being elected to the Florida House of Representatives (representing [[Florida House of Representatives District 2|District 2]] in [[1972]] and re-elected in [[1974]]. |
The [[Escambia High School riots]], and the events leading up to them, took place while Peaden was in office, during which he and fellow legislator [[W. D. Childers]] voiced sympathy for white students and parents and offered to explain the "seriousness of the white backlash" to the NAACP.<ref>Gordon Harvey. ''A Question of Justice: New South Governors and Education, 1968-1976''.</ref> On [[February 25]], [[1976]], Peaden's home was destroyed by arson.<ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40915F9345812718DDDAE0894DB405B868BF1D3 "Racial Animosity Turns to Violence in Pensacola, Fla., on Issue of Calling High School Teams 'Rebels.'"] ''New York Times'', March 7, 1976.</ref> | The [[Escambia High School riots]], and the events leading up to them, took place while Peaden was in office, during which he and fellow legislator [[W. D. Childers]] voiced sympathy for white students and parents and offered to explain the "seriousness of the white backlash" to the NAACP.<ref>Gordon Harvey. ''A Question of Justice: New South Governors and Education, 1968-1976''.</ref> On [[February 25]], [[1976]], Peaden's home was destroyed by arson.<ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40915F9345812718DDDAE0894DB405B868BF1D3 "Racial Animosity Turns to Violence in Pensacola, Fla., on Issue of Calling High School Teams 'Rebels.'"] ''New York Times'', March 7, 1976.</ref> | ||
