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- Letter from Calvin F. Craig, Grand Dragon of Georgia for the United Klans of America, and the response from the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1965-04
- In the first letter, dated April 5, 1965, Craig writes Governor George Wallace to ask for photographs of the Selma to Montgomery March and for information about the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace. He mentions that he is...
- 2010-01-28
- Brief and opinion of the court pertaining to Alabama, et al. v. United States, et al. filed in the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 1963-05
- Following the May 1963 civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, the State of Alabama asked the Supreme Court to prevent the federal government "from deploying troops of the Armed Forces in the State of Alabama to suppress domestic...
- 2013-06-07
- "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
- Letter from Frank and Ocllo Boykin to Ocllo and Sandra Lee Smith.
- 1954-06-05
- In this letter to his two granddaughters, Frank discusses their weekly allowance and asks about their plans for the summer. He also mentions pictures taken by Bill Shrout, a photographer for the Saturday Evening Post.
- 2009-09-15
- "Boykin Seeks U.S. Aid Fighting Fire Ant Problem."
- 1948-10-10
- This article by Bill Ziebach describes Boykin's efforts to get federal assistance in investigating and exterminating the fire ants infesting the southeastern United States. From The Mobile Press-Register.
- 2009-09-15
- H.R. 4644.
- 1947-12-04
- This bill by Boykin deals with the settlement of a claim by E. Brevard Walker, owner of a lumber business in Mobile, against the United States. Walker filed because he did not receive full payment for a shipment of pine ordered by a government...
- 2009-09-15
- H.R. 3352.
- 1947-05-06
- This bill by Boykin deals with the settlement of a claim by Emeline Lartigue, a citizen of Mobile, against the United States government. Lartigue's car was hit by an Army vehicle.
- 2009-09-15
- H.R. 3353.
- 1947-05-06
- This bill, introduced by Boykin, deals with the sale of land in Alabama to the Chicago Mobile Development Company.
- 2009-09-15
- H.R. 3096.
- 1947-04-17
- This bill, introduced by Boykin, proposes to amend the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938. Also included is a press release from Boykin's office explaining the terms and reasons for the bill.
- 2009-09-15
- H.R. 1037.
- 1947-01-16
- This bill, introduced by Boykin, deals with determining the lowest insurance rates available to public housing agencies.
- 2009-09-15
- H.R. 681.
- 1947-01-08
- This bill, introduced by Boykin, proposes to amend a 1940 act concerning defense housing.
- 2009-09-15
- H.R. 2923.
- 1947--04-02
- This bill, introduced by Boykin, deals with federal income tax in Alabama. It proposes that married people in the state filing joint tax returns should receive the same treatment as those in states with community property law.
- 2009-09-15
- "Boykin Votes to Kill Veto on Farm Workers."
- 1945-05-04
- This article discusses Boykin's opposition to the presidential veto of a bill proposing draft deferments for farm employees. From The Mobile Register.
- 2009-09-15
- Telegrams between Congressman Clarence J. McLeod of Michigan, and Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1932-05
- In the first message, sent May 4, 1932, McLeod refers to a legislative bill that would provide World War I veterans with land for farming, and he asks Alabama to contribute property. In the second message, sent May 5, 1932, Miller replies that the...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from William E. Fort of the Statewide Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System in Birmingham, Alabama, to the members of the Alabama Legislature.
- 1923-09-10
- In the letter Fort states that members of the committee "are not sentimentalist," nor are they "influenced by union labor." Rather, their sole interest is the "welfare of our State" and the belief that "convicts should be treated sensibly and...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from William E. Fort in Birmingham, Alabama, to the chairmen of the Statewide Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System.
- 1923-07-21
- In the letter Fort discusses the adoption of the Long resolution in the state legislature, which directed that "no legislation regarding the convict lease system be considered during the present session." Fort believes that "the powers that be in...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Mary T. Jeffries in Birmingham, Alabama, to William E. Fort.
- 1923-06-28
- Jeffries was president of the Alabama Woman's Christian Temperance Union. In the letter she mentions that the W.C.T.U. has been an opponent of convict leasing since Julia Tutwiler "brought the abuses of the system to the attention of our...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from William B. Bankhead in Jasper, Alabama, to his daughter, Tallulah.
- 1920-06-29
- In the letter Bankhead admonishes his daughter for not keeping in touch: "I don't wish to seem harsh, but there is absolutely no excuse on earth for you treating me with the indifference and neglect you have, and I am deeply hurt and want you to...
- 2009-10-16
- Letter from Mrs. Bob Jones in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1919-09-05
- In the letter Mrs. Jones writes to an Alabama senator, urging him to endorse a bill that would require Bible reading in the state's public schools. She informs him that the Woman's Missionary Society of the Court Street Methodist Church is in full...
- 2010-01-28
- "Reply to the Anomymous [sic] 'Protest Against Woman's Suffrage in Alabama.'"
- 1919
- Leaflet from the Alabama Equal Suffrage Association refuting claims made in a protest against the proposed "Woman Suffrage Bill," which would have allowed the voters to decide whether or not to enfranchise women in the state. The association argues...
- 2009-09-15