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- Letter from Colonel Charles McLemore of the 76th Regiment in Lafayette, Alabama, to Governor Clement C. Clay.
- 1836-05-23
- In the letter McLemore explains that a number of Indians in the area have been "manafesting warlike symptoms"; in response, he has called out the militia and constructed two forts to protect the county. He describes recent events but reports that...
- 2010-11-08
- Letter from M. F. Smith in Liverpool, England, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-08-08
- In the letter Smith describes English sentiment toward the Civil War: "By a chance I had an opportunity to learn the silent feelings of all the most intelligent gentlemen were with the South before the Manassas Battle: and here the Southern cause...
- 2009-09-28
- Argument for the defense in the case of The Confederate States versus Lieutenant David Hartshorne, presented by Major Henry Semple.
- 1864
- One of Hartshorne's men, Jack Davis, had been arrested for drunkenness and disorderly conduct by a Colonel Taylor. Hartshorne is on trial for failing to assist Taylor in the arrest; for allowing Davis to misbehave; and for rebuking Taylor for...
- 2011-07-06
- Excerpts from BLACK-BELT DIAMONDS: GEMS FROM THE SPEECHES, ADDRESSES, AND TALKS TO STUDENTS OF BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
- 1898-00-00
- From the introduction by T. Thomas Fortune: "Mr. Washington still lives; and to-day the South possesses no voice stronger than his,--that is teaching Christian love and sympathy and national unity with like power and success...one of the strongest...
- 2010-04-23
- "An Appeal Against the Rising Tide of Prejudice Against the Negro in the South."
- 1943-09-02
- Statement issued by James T. Mason, president of the Easonian Seminary, to the "Leaders of the White Race." In it Mason protests the mistreatment of African Americans: "This condition of affairs is becoming serious. Instead of the service rendered...
- 2010-01-28
- Letter from U. J. Robinson, general secretary of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, to Governor Chauncey Sparks, and the response from the governor's secretary.
- 1944-09
- In the first letter, written September 15, 1944, Robinson comments on growing racial tension in the state and suggests that the governor call a biracial meeting to discuss the best way to deal with the situation: "I find there is a growing...
- 2010-01-28
- Letter from "A Concerned White Voter" to Governor-elect George Wallace.
- 1962-09-27
- The letter asks Wallace to reconsider his opposition to the integration of the University of Mississippi. The author argues that racial strife will harm the nation ("What more could Russia ask?") and urges the new governor to enter office with a...
- 2010-04-23