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- Flier issued by the Cullen A. Battle Klan in Tuskegee, Alabama, listing the issues the Ku Klux Klan stands for and against.
- In addition to predictable tenets such as "White Supremacy" and "Protection of our pure womanhood," the "Stands For" column includes "Separation of Church and State" and "Freedom of speech and press." The "Stands Against" column includes "Religious...
- 2010-06-09
- Deposition by Sam Manac, a plantation owner in Alabama and "a warrior of the Creek Nation."
- 1813-08-02
- Manac, also known as Totkes Hajou and Sam Moniac, was of Creek Indian and European descent; he was a relative of Alexander McGillivray. In the deposition he discusses a council meeting at Tuckabatchee, were Tecumseh delivered a speech to rally the...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from James Martin in Mobile, Alabama, to James Dellet in Washington, D.C.
- 1844-03-29
- In the letter Martin comments on Dellet's rebuke of John Quincy Adams over his recent speech to African American citizens in Pittsburgh: "His expressed wish that the day of blood and carnage might come upon the South by a servile war is I think...
- 2009-06-25
- SPEECH OF HON. F. W. BOWDON, OF ALABAMA, ON THE SLAVERY QUESTION, an address delivered in the United States House of Representatives.
- 1847-01-16
- In the speech Bowdon discusses recent legislative debate concerning the expansion of slavery into the country's new states and territories. He argues that since slaves are property, the government should protect their owners' rights in any land...
- 2009-06-25
- Excerpts from PROCEEDINGS, SPEECHES, &C., AT THE DINNER GIVEN TO LOUIS KOSSUTH AT THE NATIONAL HOTEL, WASHINGTON, JAN. 7, 1852.
- 1852-01-07
- In his speech Kossuth discusses the struggles that his native Hungary has endured and praises the United States for its example in promoting state sovereignty over government centralization: "With self-government is freedom, and with freedom is...
- 2009-06-25
- SPEECH OF HON. J. F. DOWDELL, OF ALABAMA, ON THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS BILL, an address delivered in the United States House of Representatives.
- 1854-05-10
- In the speech Dowdell argues in favor of a clause in the bill that would repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820. He objects to a provision of the act that prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36ø 30' latitude line: "This line...
- 2009-06-25
- The Dallas Gazette, volume 15, number 42.
- 1858-08-13
- The issue includes advertisements and articles on the following topics: goods and services offered by local businesses; death, marriage, and legal notices; local events; news about social, medical, agricultural, political, economic, and military...
- 2011-10-11
- The Dallas Gazette, volume 15, number 43.
- 1858-08-20
- The issue includes advertisements and articles on the following topics: goods and services offered by local businesses; death, marriage, and legal notices; local events; news about social, medical, agricultural, political, economic, and military...
- 2011-10-11
- "Protest of the Alabama Delegation," submitted at the Democratic National Convention.
- 1860-04-28
- In the statement the delegates list the main points of the Alabama Platform, which had been rejected by the convention, and then formally withdraw from the gathering: "The points of difference between the Northern and Southern Democracy are: 1st....
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Bolling Hall at the University of Virginia to his father, Bolling Hall, in Alabama.
- 1860-10-06
- In the letter Bolling describes campus activities and promises to do better in school than he had the previous year, despite his busy social life. He also discusses politics in detail, including the presidential election of 1860 and Virginia's...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from John E. Hall at the East Alabama Male College in Auburn, Alabama, to his father, Bolling Hall.
- 1860-10-19
- In the letter John writes about his health, family members and acquaintances, and an upcoming fair. He also discusses politics in detail, including the presidential election of 1860: "I have just been reading Yancey's great New York speech. I think...
- 2009-06-25
- "Inaugural Address of President Davis, Delivered at the Capitol, Monday, 1 o'clock, P.M., Feb. 18th, 1861."
- 1861-02-20
- Text of Jefferson Davis's inaugural speech.
- 2010-01-25
- Letter from John E. Hall in Richmond, Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1862-06-03
- From May 1861 to June 1862, John Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses the Battle of Seven Pines: "Gen. Rhodes made us a little speech before we got to the field telling us how much the day depended on us &c. We needed...
- 2011-10-20
- Excerpts from a speech delivered by I. T. Tichenor, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1865
- Tichenor describes the postwar situation for the freed slaves from a paternalistic viewpoint: "Four millions of human beings, under the influence of a misguided philanthropy, have been rendered destitute of homes, protection, and comfort, and have...
- 2009-06-25
- Blue Eagle Letter No. 4 from Boaz Long, chief of the Recovery Boards Section of the Blue Eagle Division, National Recovery Administration.
- 1933-08-28
- In the letter Long discusses the duties and authority of local NRA committees and boards. Because the program is new and its guidelines have not been finalized, the national board asks the local groups to be cautious and avoid punishing suspected...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Ocllo Boykin.
- 1937-01-04
- In this letter to Ocllo Boykin, Eleanor Roosevelt reschedules their luncheon date. The president was to give a speech before Congress on the original date.
- 2009-09-15
- Letters between Senator John F. Kennedy in Washington, D.C., and Governor John Patterson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1959-01-30
- In the first letter, written January 26, 1959, Kennedy refers to Patterson's recent inauguration speech: "I enjoyed having an opportunity to read it and feel that it enabled me to get to know you a little better." He compliments several of...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Frank W. Boykin.
- 1960-07-07
- This letter thanks Boykin for the complimentary speech he recently gave about the president. Also included is a copy of the speech, "Stand by the President." In it Boykin praises Truman for his success in ending the war, acknowledges problems...
- 2009-09-15
- Transcript of a public meeting held by the Montgomery County Citizens' Council at Garrett Coliseum.
- 1961-06-08
- The meeting was led by Don Hallmark and featured the following speakers: Montgomery Mayor Earl James, Dr. Henry Lyon of Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery Citizens' Council Chairman Carl Herbert Lancaster, and Alabama Attorney General...
- 2011-09-12
- Speech given by Bob Boykin on behalf of Frank W. Boykin.
- 1962-00-00
- Bob Boykin made this campaign speech for his father during the 1962 Democratic primaries. In it, he discusses the congressman's accomplishments and platforms, and he explains the purpose of the 1962 statewide congressional election.
- 2009-09-15