E. H. Hurst

Eugene Hunter Hurst Jr. (October 21, 1908 – April 20, 1990) was an American dairy farmer, politician and accused murderer from Amite County, Mississippi. Elected as a Democrat to the Mississippi House of Representatives for a single term in 1959, Hurst supported segregation and opposed the civil rights movement, which had expanded into Amite County by the early 1960s.

E. H. Hurst

Eugene Hunter Hurst Jr. (October 21, 1908 – April 20, 1990) was an American dairy farmer, politician and accused murderer from Amite County, Mississippi. Elected as a Democrat to the Mississippi House of Representatives for a single term in 1959, Hurst supported segregation and opposed the civil rights movement, which had expanded into Amite County by the early 1960s.