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- Letter from Madame Chiang Kai-shek to Frank W. Boykin.
- 1951-02-24
- In this letter the wife of Chiang Kai-shek thanks Boykin for his support and encourages him to warn Americans against appeasing the Communist governments.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Julius Frank Hardeman to his wife, Henri Etta.
- 1951-09-01
- During the Korean War, Hardeman served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army. In the letter he discusses the behavior of his fellow soldiers at Camp Drake in Japan. Against orders, many of the men have been sneaking away at night and hiring prostitutes in...
- 2009-09-30
- Letters between William A. Stewart, regional director of the National Conference of Christians & Jews, Inc., in Birmingham, Alabama, and Governor James E. Folsom in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1957-08-00
- In the first letter, written August 17, 1957, Stewart praises Folsom for his recent action against Ku Klux Klan demonstrations in the state: "I truly believe that thousands of decent voters in this state have been hoping such action would be taken...
- 2010-01-28
- Memorandum listing objections to an advertisement that appeared in The New York Times to solicit funds for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legal defense.
- 1960-00-00
- The topics listed (group libel, falsity of publication, malicious publication, and damages) are used to justify the libel suit that L. B. Sullivan, police commissioner of Montgomery, filed against The New York Times in response to the advertisement.
- 2010-07-27
- Letter from W. H. M. in California, to L. B. Sullivan, police commissioner in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1960-03-00
- In the letter W. H. M. criticizes Sullivan's suggestion to close Alabama State College, as well as his efforts against civil rights and integration. The writer reminds him of the successful bus integration and warns that "you and your White...
- 2010-07-27
- "Heed Their Rising Voices."
- 1960-03-29
- Copy of an advertisement published in The New York Times by the Committee to Defend Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Freedom in the South. The ad describes nonviolent civil rights demonstrations across the South, specifically mentioning a...
- 2010-07-27
- "Alabamians Assail Ad Backing Dr. King."
- 1960-04-08
- Article from The New York Times that discusses reaction to an advertisement published by the paper, requesting funds for the legal defense of Martin Luther King, Jr. Alabamians are indignant about claims the ad made against state officials and...
- 2010-07-27
- 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
- Certificate of judgment issued by the circuit court of Montgomery County in the case of L. B. Sullivan vs. The New York Times Co., Ralph D. Abernathy, Fred L. Shuttlesworth, S. S. Seay, Sr., and J. E. Lowery.
- 1960-11-03
- Sullivan, police commissioner of Montgomery, Alabama, had filed the libel suit against The New York Times in response to an advertisement published in the paper, soliciting funds for the legal defense of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Montgomery...
- 2010-07-27
- Telegram from Governor John Patterson to Mayor Fred Wilson in Monroe, North Carolina.
- 1961-08-28
- In the message Patterson discusses the Freedom Riders who recently entered Monroe, expressing support and sympathy: "I wish to commend you for your strong stand for good law enforcement and the position that you have taken against the so-called...
- 2012-01-27
- Telegram from Governor John Patterson to Attorney General Robert Kennedy in Washington, D.C.
- 1961-08-28
- In the message Patterson discusses the Freedom Riders who recently entered Monroe, North Carolina. He criticizes Kennedy's "encouragement of these lawless groups" and asks him to change his position: "Once again, I call on you to take a public...
- 2012-01-27
- Letters between G.L. Edwards in Selma, Alabama, and George H. Wright, member of the Auburn University board of trustees.
- 1962-00-00
- In the first letter Edwards protests the recent appearance of Ralph McGill, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, on an Auburn television station. On the program McGill criticized Alabama, "the people and their customs." Edwards also encloses a copy...
- 2010-11-08
- Letter from members of the Alabama legislature to Governor Ross Barnett in Jackson, Mississippi.
- 1962-09-21
- In the letter the congressmen express support for the governor during his attempt to prevent the integration of the University of Mississippi. They particularly commend his stand against federal intervention in the matter: "We are inspired by your...
- 2010-04-23
- Transcript of a telegram from the members of Alabama's congressional delegation to President John F. Kennedy in Washington, D.C.
- 1962-10-03
- In the message the congressmen criticize the president's involvement in the integration of the University of Mississippi, and they compare his actions to President Eisenhower's intervention in Little Rock, Arkansas. They demand the "immediate...
- 2010-04-23
- Inaugural address of Governor George Wallace, which was delivered at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1963-01-14
- In the speech Wallace makes his famous statement against integration: "Today I have stood, where once Jefferson Davis stood, and took an oath to my people. It is very appropriate that from this Cradle of the Confederacy, this very Heart of the...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from Samuel Gross Levy in Brookly, New York, to Governor Lurleen Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1967-04-10
- In the letter Levy expresses his support for the governor and her husband amid the racial tension in the state: "The North resents negro rioting, and the negro declaration of war against the whites...The North needs a strong man to safeguard white...
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from John P. Thomas, minister at St. Luke Methodist Church in Enterprise, Alabama, to Ed Strickland of the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1968-03-06
- In the letter Thomas describes Bible school literature he recently saw that pictured Martin Luther King, Jr., and compared him with the apostle Paul. Thomas finds the material "repulsive" and asks Strickland if there is any evidence to confirm...
- 2010-01-28
- 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