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- O. T. McCann's response to H. C. Nixon's questionnaire about slavery in Alabama.
- 1912-12-05
- McCann, a former slave, describes the following aspects of slavery as he experienced them in Hale County, Alabama: dwellings and possessions; clothing and food; occupations and typical workdays; money earned by slaves for their own use; family...
- 2010-11-12
- John H. Alexander's response to H. C. Nixon's questionnaire about slavery in Alabama.
- 1913
- Alexander, whose father was "a large slave holder before the war," describes the following aspects of slavery: dwellings and possessions; clothing and food; occupations and typical workdays; money earned by slaves for their own use; family life;...
- 2009-09-30
- J. W. Winston's response to H. C. Nixon's questionnaire about slavery in Alabama.
- 1913-01-25
- Winston, whose father "was the largest slave owner in this (DeKalb) County," describes the following aspects of slavery: dwellings and possessions; clothing and food; occupations and typical workdays; money earned by slaves for their own use;...
- 2010-11-12
- M. T. Judge's response to H. C. Nixon's questionnaire about slavery in Alabama.
- 1913-02-26
- Apparently, Judge sent more than one response to the questionnaire; in this one, he focuses on entertainment among the slaves: "In the last installment I sent you, I fear that I didnt [sic] do justice to the subject - Viz Amusements, and I dont...
- 2009-09-11
- D. M. McIntosh's response to H. C. Nixon's questionnaire about slavery in Alabama.
- 1913-04-01
- McIntosh describes the following aspects of slavery as he observed them in Wilcox County, Alabama: dwellings and possessions; clothing and food; occupations and typical workdays; money earned by slaves for their own use; family life; entertainment;...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from John W. Inzer in Ashville, Alabama to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-09-06
- In the letter Inzer discusses the integrated military training camps proposed by Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. Inzer first declares himself to be "a friend to the negro" ("stood for his rights and represented him when it was really perilous to...
- 2010-12-07
- 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
- Record of lynchings in Alabama from 1871 to 1920, compiled for the Alabama Department of Archives and History by the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
- 1921-00-00
- Preceding the list is a letter from R. R. Moton, principal of the Institute, to Marie Bankhead Owen, director of the Archives.
- 2009-09-18
- Letter from Simon Tricksey, Sr., in Sunflower, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller, and the response written by John H. Peach, Governor Miller's legal advisor.
- 1933-07
- In the first letter, written July 7, 1933, Tricksey explains that he is an African American with a large family to support. He has just lost his job with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and he asks the governor to help him get employment or...
- 2009-09-15
- Letters between Rachel Wheeler in Selma, Alabama, and Governor Benjamin Miller.
- 1934-03
- In the first letter, written March 23, 1934, Wheeler explains that she is an African American widow with three children; she asks the governor for financial assistance because she is unable to get work or relief money in Dallas County. In the...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank Carter in Flomaton, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller, and the response written by John H. Peach, Governor Miller's legal advisor.
- 1934-03
- In the first letter, written March 21, 1934, Carter explains that he is a sixty-four-year-old blind African American with no family or means of support. His home was recently sold to pay back taxes, and he asks the governor for advice and financial...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Bob, Jack, and Dick Boykin.
- 1941-01-25
- In this letter Frank sends checks to his sons to cover their expenses but teases them about their lack of correspondence. He also discusses rent and housing in Washington, D.C.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank and Ocllo Boykin to Ocllo Smith.
- 1959-12-12
- In this letter to his granddaughter, Frank tells of the money and gifts they have for her, explains the family's plans for Christmas, and describes gifts he has purchased for his servants.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank and Ocllo Boykin to Ocllo Smith.
- 1960-11-25
- This letter recounts the pleasant Thanksgiving Frank and his family spent at the lodge in McIntosh, Alabama.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Edward Boykin.
- 1964-10-28
- In this letter to his biographer, Frank tells a story about Big Jim Folsom at his hunting lodge in McIntosh, Alabama, and gives the history of the lodge.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Richard C. Smith.
- 1964-12-21
- In this letter to "Dukie," the son of the Boykins' cook, Frank gives updates on all his family members.
- 2009-09-15
- Excerpt from the second edition of ALABAMA: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY TO 1900 by Lucille Griffith.
- 1972-00-00
- This passage, "A Day with Daniel Pratt," is from the chapter "Commerce, Industry, and Transportation." It describes the design and operation of the Pratt Gin Company in Prattville, Alabama.
- 2009-06-25