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- Broadside for "Roar of the Crowd," a biographical documentary about Joe Louis.
- 1953-00-00
- 2010-06-09
- Two copies of a statement about the condition of railroad cars received from the Confederate government at Pollard, Alabama.
- 1863-06-30
- 2011-07-06
- Two handwritten copies of a statement about the condition of railroad cars received from the Confederate government at Pollard, Alabama.
- 1862-11-25
- 2011-07-06
- Genealogical notes about the Eastin and Gayle families, written by Helen Maria Eastin Pulliam.
- A transcript is included.
- 2011-11-16
- 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
- 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
- Excerpt from REMEMBERING JIM CROW: AFRICAN AMERICANS TELL ABOUT LIFE IN THE SEGREGATED SOUTH.
- 2001-00-00
- In this passage Leon Alexander, a coal miner and union organizer in Alabama, recalls living and working under Jim Crow laws and his early efforts to fight them. He discusses father's work in the United Mine Workers and the unsuccessful miners'...
- 2009-06-25
- Genealogical notes about the Shomo family, written by Charles E. King.
- 1925-01-20
- King was the son-in-law of J. W. Shomo. In the notes he gives the family's connection to Creek Indian chief William Weatherford.
- 2009-06-25
- 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
- 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
- New snippets from The Roanoke Leader, including several statements about the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine and the possibility of war between the United States and Spain.
- 1898-02-23
- One statement suggests that if a Spanish ship had exploded in the Havana harbor, "the accident theory would have found more supporters in this country than as it is." Another mentions that if war is declared, many Confederate veterans (such as...
- 2010-07-27
- Excerpts from THREE CAPITALS: A BOOK ABOUT THE FIRST THREE CAPITALS OF ALABAMA by William H. Brantley.
- 1947-00-00
- The first passage includes an excerpt from an address by Governor William Wyatt Bibb to the Alabama legislature in November 1818, in which he explains why Cahaba was chosen as the site for the state capital. The second passage includes an excerpt...
- 2009-06-25
- Notebook kept by Dr. Thomas Fearn of Huntsville, Alabama, from about 1852 to 1863.
- 1852
- The notebook contains records of accounts and supplies for a plank fence on his plantation "to be made by the M & C R. Road Co. and Thomas Fearn"; information on cotton crops, supplies at home and at his plantation, and lands he owned in...
- 2012-01-27
- Page from the convict register giving details about the arrest and imprisonment of George Tindell of Jefferson County, Alabama.
- 1924-04-01
- The register describes Tindell's crime, sentence, imprisonment, escape, recapture, and discharge. See Q42765 for a wanted poster advertising his escape.
- 2012-01-27
- Pages from The Montgomery Advertiser, featuring an article about the bombing of the home of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 1956-01-31
- The title of the article on the front page is "Blast Rocks Residence of Bus Boycott Leader."
- 2009-11-17
- "Selections: Giving the Truth About the Amendment," published by the Prohibition Campaign Committee of Montgomery County.
- 1909-11
- This leaflet reprints articles and editorials from Alabama newspapers supporting the proposed prohibition amendment to the Alabama constitution. The pieces address arguments from opponents of the amendment; discuss the corruption and activities of...
- 2010-04-23
- 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