In the first letter, written July 7, 1933, Tricksey explains that he is an African American with a large family to support. He has just lost his job with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and he asks the governor to help him get employment or...
In the first letter, written March 21, 1934, Carter explains that he is a sixty-four-year-old blind African American with no family or means of support. His home was recently sold to pay back taxes, and he asks the governor for advice and financial...
In the letter Steele supports Carter's decisions regarding the leaders of the Montgomery bus boycott. Also included is a flier titled "Why the non-segregation law should be repealed."
In the letter Widener expresses her support for Judge Carter and the segregationist cause in the South. Also included are two newsletters from the "Committee of 100," a volunteer organization formed to raise money for the NAACP Legal Defense and...
In the letter Lieb criticizes Carter's recent conviction of Martin Luther King, Jr., in connection with the Montgomery bus boycott. He denounces civil rights injustices in the South and compares the region to communist Russia. Though Lieb professes...
In the message Diamond cancels plans to build a furniture manufacturing plant in Alabama, following Carter's conviction of Martin Luther King, Jr., in connection with the Montgomery bus boycott.
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