Brochure promoting George Wallace in the 1970 gubernatorial campaign. It focuses on his commitment to the "working people" and his cooperation with organized labor: "Wallace is first with labor because Wallace puts labor first!"
In the letter Troup introduces the men to a Colonel Brearly and asks for their cooperation (though he does not give details about Brearly's work): "he stands in need of all the support we can extend in the execution of his delicate & difficult...
Both men served on the Georgia-Alabama Survey Commission; Lewis represented Alabama, and Blount represented Georgia. In the letter Blount reports that the commissioners have "clos'd the boundary line." He describes specific points along the line,...
This assembly of the Alabama Democrats plans to send delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore, despite the withdrawal of the state's delegation from the earlier meeting in Charleston: "There is a vacancy in the Delegation of...
Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln in response to the secession of seven Southern states. He calls for 75,000 men from state militias to deal with the rebellious states, which are "too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course...
In the letter Pettus praises the men for their obedience and valor, and he explains that they will be treated as prisoners of war until they are paroled in their home states. He encourages cooperation with the new authorities: "In this way we best...
The first passage reviews the basic terms of the federal child labor law (which had recently been declared unconstitutional) and explains the scope of this project: "Practically no attention was given in this study to the establishments to which...
In this report Head describes the development of bus transportation among rural schools in Montgomery County. He gives details about the purchase and maintenance of the vehicles; the participating drivers and schools; and the records kept for each...
This article discusses the upcoming trial of the nine "Scottsboro Boys," were were falsely charged with assaulting two white women on a train. The piece commends the local citizens for allowing the authorities to handle the matter, promising that...
Flier issued by the Communist Party, U.S.A., in Birmingham, Alabama. It describes the background and progress of the strike; identifies the "open enemies of the strikers"; lists of the demands of the United Textile Workers of America; and stresses...
In the letter Brown describes his company's subdued reaction to the news of V-E Day: "You see, we realize over here that the road to home from over here is still a long and hard one. There's a lot of fighting to be done yet, and we hope that the...
During the meeting Dr. H. Councill Trenholm presented the report that had been requested by the Board on June 14. Afterward the governor and the superintendent of education thanked him for the "progress he had made in organizing the college so that...
In the message Kennedy cites a section of the United States Code that allows the president to intervene in situations of domestic violence when state officials have not adequately protected their citizens. He assures Wallace that no final decisions...
In the letter Hawkins describes the Commission's current activities and promises "our complete cooperation and access to our investigative files." He wants to meet with the governor soon for a briefing.
2010-01-28
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