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- "Jim Crow Cars."
- 1900-07-24
- This article responds to a prediction in The Springfield Republican (a newspaper in Massachusetts) that segregated public transportation in the South would not succeed due to economic pressures: "The Republican takes the position that the...
- 2010-01-25
- Front Page of The Woman's Journal from August 17, 1901.
- 1901-08-17
- Included on this page are two articles about the discussion women's suffrage during Alabama's constitutional convention. The first item (at the bottom left of the page under "Editorial Notes") mentions a proposed amendment that would allow certain...
- 2010-11-12
- Pages 35 and 36 of the poll tax record submitted to the probate judge by the tax collector of Lowndes County.
- 1903
- Check marks beside the names indicate payment, and race is recorded in the far right column.
- 2009-09-15
- "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
- 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 Lucy Durr at Camp Sheridan in Montgomery, Alabama, to her son, Clifford.
- 1918-10-21
- In the letter, Lucy discusses her work in the influenza ward at the Camp Sheridan hospital: "If this 'flu' keeps up much longer the casualty list over here will be longer than the one in France. You see I can't keep off of the influenza. Seriously,...
- 2009-06-25
- Letters between John G. Cooke in Marietta, Alabama, and Oscar Underwood in Washington, D.C.
- 1918-11
- In the first letter, written November 22, 1918, Cooke discusses claims some of the prohibitionists have made against Underwood. In the second letter, written November 30, 1918, Underwood thanks Cooke for his support and denies the accusations of...
- 2009-06-25
- "Votes for Women!"
- 1919
- Flier from the Alabama Equal Suffrage Association, relating women's suffrage to the fight for independence during the American Revolution: "The Declaration of Independence was the direct result of taxation without representation. Either exempt...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Tallulah Bankhead in New York, New York, to her grandfather, John H. Bankhead, in Washington, D.C.
- 1919-08-19
- In the letter Tallulah discusses her work with the Actors' Equity Association, including the current strike: "I joined the Actors Equity because it was the right thing to do. Every member in our show belonged and all the very biggest stars in the...
- 2009-10-16
- RADIO ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
- 1933-10-22
- In this address, the fourth "Fireside Chat," President Roosevelt discusses New Deal programs that have been enacted to improve the country's economic situation. He mentions a recent rise in employment; the Civilian Conservation Corps; relief...
- 2009-09-15
- "To All Alabama and Georgia Textile Strikers: On to Victory! With Flying Squadrons and Mass Picket Lines!"
- 1934
- Flier issued by the Communist Party, U.S.A., in Birmingham, Alabama. It describes the background and progress of the strike; identifies the "open enemies of the strikers"; lists of the demands of the United Textile Workers of America; and stresses...
- 2010-02-10
- Letter from J. A. Murphy 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 2, Murphy criticizes the governor's interference in a strike in Piper, Alabama, where he called out the National Guard: "Now Governor, wake up, the poor working people have the same right to live as you and the...
- 2011-01-13
- Program for the Jeffersonian Club banquet honoring Frank W. Boykin.
- 1935-07-29
- The symbol of the Alabama Democratic Party is on the front page of the program: it features a rooster with banners above and below the bird that say "White Supremacy / For the Right." The Jeffersonian Club hosted this banquet in honor of Boykin...
- 2009-09-15
- Flier promoting Harry F. Byrd for president and Frank W. Boykin for vice president.
- 1948-07-12
- This flier, issued around the time of the Dixiecrat revolt, suggests individuals to submit as nominees at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. It takes a firm states' right stance.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from George F. Lieb in Wenatchee, Washington, to Judge Eugene W. Carter in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1956-03-24
- In the letter Lieb criticizes Carter's recent conviction of Martin Luther King, Jr., in connection with the Montgomery bus boycott. He denounces civil rights injustices in the South and compares the region to communist Russia. Though Lieb professes...
- 2009-09-04
- Telegram from Bernard Lee in Montgomery, Alabama, to Governor John Patterson.
- 1960-06-15
- In the message Lee criticizes the dismissal of Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick from Alabama State College, and he defends the actions of the demonstrators: "Governor Patterson should not give credit to the Communist for the American ideals which have been...
- 2010-01-28
- Transcript of a public meeting held by the Montgomery County Citizens' Council at Garrett Coliseum.
- 1961-06-08
- The meeting was led by Don Hallmark and featured the following speakers: Montgomery Mayor Earl James, Dr. Henry Lyon of Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery Citizens' Council Chairman Carl Herbert Lancaster, and Alabama Attorney General...
- 2011-09-12
- Letters between G.H. Wright in Auburn, Alabama, and Governor George Wallace in Montgomery.
- 1963-00-00
- In the first letter Wright discusses integration efforts at Auburn University, pointing to liberal faculty members as culprits: "You are aware of the fact Southern institutions such as Auburn, in their frantic desire to have all employees with...
- 2010-11-08
- Letter from Craig T. Sheldon in Fairhope, Alabama, to D. E. Greer in New Ellenton, South Carolina.
- 1963-11-27
- In the letter, written shortly after the assassination of John Kennedy, Sheldon accuses Lee Harvey Oswald of Communist activities and ultimately blames the president's death on Communism: "I feel that now is the time to organize our forces. About...
- 2010-01-25