The Hatton W. Sumners Foundation awards grants, scholarships, research and educational opportunities to students. It seeks to help students "grasp the fundamental principles of democracy and help shape governmental policies". The organization believes uninformed, inactive citizens are a threat to American liberty and emphasis must be placed on promoting the study and teaching of the science of self-government The Hatton W. Sumners Foundation was created in 1949 by a gift from former Congressman Hatton William Sumners (May 30, 1875 – April 19, 1962). A Democratic Congressman from the Dallas, Texas area, serving from 1913 to 1947, Sumners rose to become chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee. He stood against President Franklin Delano Roosevelt by introducing The 1937 Retirement Act to prevent Roosevelt from packing the Supreme Court with Justices that would support his New Deal programs. More information...
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