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- "1945 Victory Garden" advertisements from Metro Newspaper Service.
- 1945-02
- These illustrations and slogans were "available for advertising purposes through advertising departments of newspapers subscribing to the service."
- 2011-01-13
- "99 Ways to Share the Meat," by the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- 1943
- This leaflet describes the importance and process of point rationing, which applies to food products such as meat, cheese, fats, and oils. It offers suggestions for altering meal plans; consuming adequate vitamins and nutrients when reducing meat...
- 2011-01-13
- "Breakdown of White & Negro Voters" in Alabama counties.
- 1962
- Some counties only give voter totals with no division by race, and no figures are available for twenty-six counties. The data was compiled by the secretary of state from questionnaires issued to probate judges.
- 2011-01-13
- "Children's Centers Vital to Victory," by the National Commission for Young Children.
- 1943
- This leaflet explains the importance of childcare facilities, which free mothers for war work and offer a safe, stable environment for developing "secure independent, happy, healthy cooperative children--the kind who will grow up able to build the...
- 2011-01-13
- "Court's march order ends at Capitol."
- 1965-03-24
- This article from the Birmingham News discusses the extent of the order issued by U.S. District Judge Frank M. Johnson, which permitted and protected the Selma to Montgomery March: "The order.stops short of approving plans for a demonstration on...
- 2011-01-13
- "Documents on Human Rights in Alabama," compiled by the Inner-Citizens Committee, Inc., in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1963-04-00
- Testimonies and images of five men who were victims of police violence during civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham.
- 2011-01-13
- "For Higher Wages! For Unemployment Insurance! For Recognition of the Labor Unions!!"
- 1934
- Advertisement for a May Day rally sponsored by the Communist Party in Birmingham, Alabama. The flier encourages unity among workers of both races because "united action of white and Negro workers is the way to win." It also includes a copy of the...
- 2011-01-13
- "Green Thumb Contest Record Book: 1944 Program for Adults," by the National Victory Garden Institute, Inc.
- 1944
- The booklet begins by explaining the importance of victory gardens: "Food is always a vital weapon of war, but this year the demands are greater than even before. We must have Victory Gardens--better Victory Gardens--and larger Victory Gardens than...
- 2011-01-13
- "Guides for Wartime Use of Women on Farms," by the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor.
- 1942
- This press release explains the proper methods for employing women as agricultural workers, discussing recruitment, hours, payment, transportation, and lodging. It stresses the importance of paying women a wage comparable to that provided in other...
- 2011-01-13
- "Miners, Fight To Win! Steel Workers, Strike!"
- 1934
- Flier issued by the Communist Party in Birmingham, Alabama, urging local steel industry employees ("Working men and women, white and Negro!") to join the general miners' strike: "The miners' strike must be won! They can win the war against the NRA...
- 2011-01-13
- "Negro voter may cast deciding ballot Tuesday."
- 1966-11-06
- This article from the Birmingham News discusses the role of African American voters in Alabama's upcoming gubernatorial election. It examines the factors that will influence the "power of the Negro vote" in the three-way contest, including voter...
- 2011-01-13
- "Selma's 'bloody Sunday' recalled after 10 years."
- 1975-03-02
- This article from the Mobile Press-Register recounts the events of "Bloody Sunday," which some citizens "claim.hastened the passage of the voting rights act by Congress" in 1965. It then examines current conditions for African Americans in the...
- 2011-01-13
- "The Alabama War Chest: What It Is / Why It's Needed / What It Does."
- 1942
- Brochure explaining the purpose and organization of the fund: ".Governor Frank Dixon.proposed the organization of an ALABAMA WAR CHEST which would undertake to raise, through one state-wide annual appeal to citizens in every county, a fund for all...
- 2011-01-13
- "The Skirted Soldier" by Charles Collins Aldridge.
- 1943
- Free verse poem written from the perspective of a WAC, describing the duties and mission of the Women's Army Corps.
- 2011-01-13
- "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
- "Voter lists up by 31% after federal drive."
- 1966-10-02
- This article from the Birmingham News discusses the increase in the number of registered voters in Alabama following the Voting Rights Act of 1965: "It was an over-all gain of more than 31 per cent which affected the voter totals of virtually all...
- 2011-01-13
- "Wet Marchers Pass Halfway Point."
- 1965-03-23
- This article from the Alabama Journal discusses the progress of the Selma to Montgomery March, describing conditions of the road and campsites; distances walked each day; protection provided by the National Guard; the leaders of the demonstration;...
- 2011-01-13
- "Workers--White and Negro Unite to Win!"
- 1934
- Advertisement for a May Day rally sponsored by the International Labor Defense, to be held Birmingham, Alabama, on May 1. The flier encourages unity among workers of both races to "Defy the terror and Jim Crow orders of the bosses" and to resist...
- 2011-01-13
- "Your 1945 Victory Garden Ads" from Metro Newspaper Service.
- 1945
- Each advertisement is a cartoon demonstrating the importance of growing victory gardens; there is space at the bottom of each for a sponsor's name. This material was available for newspapers to purchase.
- 2011-01-13
- Blank form for pledging money to the Alabama War Chest, Inc.
- 1942
- 2011-01-13