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- "Alabama Out of the Union!"
- 1861-01-16
- "The Vote Sixty-One to Thirty-Nine!! A Glorious Day!!!" This article announces Alabama's secession from the Union: "Truly, this is glory enough for one day. Our citizens are hailing the new era with demonstrations of profoundest emotion. The...
- 2010-01-25
- Letter from Sydenham Moore in Petersburg, Virginia, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1862-03-27
- During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. In the letter he mentions current troop movements and expresses pride in the soldiers serving under his command: "We marched thro' the streets today & presented...
- 2010-05-12
- Letter from Bolling H. Hall in camp near Darkville, Virginia, to his uncle, Bolling Hall, in Alabama.
- 1863-07-18
- Bolling H. Hall is the son of William Bolling Hall and Mary B. Hall, sister of Bolling Hall (1813-1897). In the letter Hall discusses his regiment's journey to its present location, giving details about the distances between points; skirmishes with...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Charles Hays in Eutaw, Alabama, to Governor William Hugh Smith.
- 1869-08-04
- In the letter Hays asks the governor to declare a state of martial law in Greene County because of hostilities against Republicans there: "There is no safety here for any Republican that wishes order and the laws enforced....Republicans cannot go...
- 2009-09-15
- Bicycle license issued to Theo Hildreth in Morgan County, Alabama.
- 1899
- The license grants the rider "the privilege of owning and using a bicycle upon any of the streets of any town or city, or upon any of the public roads of any county within the State."
- 2010-01-28
- Advertisement for Roebuck Park, "A Suburban Estate Without Crossing Mountains," in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1926-10-03
- "The purpose of this development is to give the man of moderate means an opportunity to own a suburban estate. Each tract is absolutely level, high and dry, cherted streets. Schools and churches go to make this one of Birmingham's most popular...
- 2011-11-21
- "Bell Rings and Roar of Stock Market Subsides."
- 1929-10-25
- This article describes reaction to "Black Thursday," October 24, 1929; according to the author, the atmosphere of the stock exchange was mostly calm and businesslike while the public on the street was in a frenzy: "Looking down from the meager...
- 2010-01-25
- Speech by O. B. Porterfield, minister at the Cleveland Avenue Church of Christ in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1965-03-24
- This speech was originally broadcast on a local television station during the last days of the Selma to Montgomery March. In it, Porterfield denounces the demonstration, especially the "so-called preachers" who are participating. He argues that "it...
- 2009-09-04