Denmark Groover Jr.

Denmark Groover Jr. (June 30, 1922 – April 18, 2001) was an American politician who served in the state of Georgia's House of Representatives.

During World War II, he was a United States Marine Corps aviator who flew with the so-called Black Sheep Squadron, which was commanded by Major Pappy Boyington.

[1] Groover graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in law which helped him reach his political roles.

[5] He became infamous when in 1964 during a congressional redistricting bill, he hung from a wall and tried to stop a clock before it signaled the formal end of a session.

[7] Later he admitted to federal investigators that this means to dilute Black voting power has been racially motivated and that he has been a segregationist.