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- Diary kept by Syndenham Moore during the Mexican-American War.
- 1846-00-00
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the diary he describes his war service from May 26, 1846, to May 13, 1847. He mentions troop movements in Mexico and...
- 2009-11-17
- Telegram from members of the Non-Partisan Voters League in Mobile, Alabama, to Governor John Patterson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1860-06
- In the telegram several members of the organization criticize the dismissal of Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick from Alabama State College and ask that his case be given a fair hearing. They also suggest the formation of a biracial conference to examine...
- 2010-01-28
- Letter from John E. Hall at the East Alabama Male College in Auburn, Alabama, to his father, Bolling Hall.
- 1860-11-06
- In the letter John mentions seeing Stephen Douglas pass through town on his way to Montgomery, Alabama, and he discusses the possibility of secession after the presidential election: "The south seems determined to resist in case of Lincolns [sic]...
- 2009-06-25
- "By the President of the United States, a Proclamation."
- 1861-04-24
- 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...
- 2010-01-25
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to his sister, Martha Smith.
- 1862-12-26
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes the weather and activities in camp; expresses his desire to see and hear from his family; and mentions his visits with the...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from Henry Semple at Mrs. Murphy's near Wartrace, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-05-29
- During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter he explains that he has been recovering after a...
- 2011-06-01
- Newspaper clipping of letters between Dr. Noah B. Cloud, Alabama's state superintendent of public instruction, and H. S. Whitfield, superintendent of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
- 1869-06-10
- In the first letter Dr. Cloud reprimands Whitfield because Tuscaloosa County has not provided enough schools for its African American children: "...you have reported 44 white schools, and only 2 colored, which is not in accordance with the school...
- 2009-09-14
- Excerpt from MINUTES OF THE FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE OF ALABAMA, held in Auburn, Alabama.
- 1889-08-06
- The passage includes a letter from the Alliance to the editors of the Montgomery Advertiser, criticizing the newspaper for its apparent support of the "jute trust": "As an organization, the Alliance has entered the contest with the Jute Bagging...
- 2009-08-24
- "The German Warnings No Justification."
- 1915-05-09
- This article discusses the notices issued by the German embassy before the Lusitania set sail, which informed passengers that they would be traveling in a war zone on a ship that might be subject to attack. The article argues that such warnings do...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from W. H. Oates to Governor Charles Henderson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1915-11-09
- At the time this letter was written, Oates was serving as the state prison inspector. In it he reports on conditions in the Chilton County jail, where there are twenty-five prisoners (six white men, eighteen African American men, and one African...
- 2009-12-03
- Excerpt from TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE BLACK BELT, the autobiography of William J. Edwards.
- 1918-00-00
- Included here is Chapter 20, "The Negro and the World War." The chapter begins by describing African American support for the war effort, but then turns to a discussion of democracy, equality, and civil rights: "Before the war, two expressions were...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Dr. P. Colfax Rameau, president of the Southern Federation of Afro-American Industrial Brotherhood in Birmingham, Alabama, to Governor Charles Henderson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1918-08-07
- In the letter Rameau discusses his work to strengthen the African American war effort in his area: "I have been organizing local War Councils among the members of my race throughout the district for the conserving man-power in the mines for quite a...
- 2010-12-07
- "Who Is the State of Alabama?"
- 1923
- Leaflet issued by the Statewide Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System, explaining why the campaign has failed thus far: "No successful effort was made to develop a comprehensive system of employing convicts then...
- 2009-09-30
- Advertisement for the Westinghouse Adjust-O-Matic Iron, available at Alabama Power Company Stores.
- 1930-05-01
- Customers can turn in their old irons to get $1 off the price of the Adjust-O-Matic, the "easiest iron to use": "Take advantage of this offer NOW and start ironing with 30% less effort!"
- 2009-08-24
- Correspondence to Governor Benjamin Miller, discussing violence in Camp Hill, Alabama, between members of the Alabama Sharecroppers Union and county officials.
- 1931-07
- The ASCU was established by the Communist Party in 1931, and most of its members were African Americans. The letters are from L. N. Duncan, director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, and Bradford Knapp, president of Auburn University....
- 2009-09-15
- Letters between J. J. Collins, principal of Kinsaul Junior High School in Newton, Alabama, and Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-01
- In the first letter, written January 5, 1934, Collins asks the governor to do all he can to prevent school closings; he also mentions that he has enclosed letters from his students on the subject. In the second letter, written January 6, 1934,...
- 2009-09-15
- Letters from John D. McQueen, regarding segregation at the Northington General Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 1943-09
- In the first letter, written September 15, 1943, McQueen complains to Senator John Bankhead that an executive order at the hospital prevents segregation of the races. While he stresses that African American patients "should, of course, receive just...
- 2010-01-28
- "VE (Victory in Europe) Plan for Jefferson County, Alabama."
- 1944
- Plan developed by a committee called together by Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor "for the purpose of considering ways and means of coordinating plans for the proper observance of VE Day"; the theme of the celebration will be "Every Citizen at...
- 2011-01-13
- Report submitted by Dr. H. Councill Trenholm, president of Alabama State College, at a meeting of the Alabama State Board of Education.
- 1960-07-20
- The Board had requested this report at its meeting on June 14, 1960. In it Trenholm discusses recent civil rights demonstrations led by students and faculty at the college, and he assures the Board that the situation is improving: "While there have...
- 2010-01-28
- Letter from Senator John H. Hawkins, Jr., chairman of the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace, to President Lyndon Johnson in Washington, D.C.
- 1964-12-01
- In the letter Hawkins opposes efforts to have J. Edgar Hoover removed from his post as director of the FBI: "It is, of course, known to you, Mr. President, that the effort to get rid of Mr. Hoover, to cripple the Federal Security program and to...
- 2010-01-28