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- "3 Senatorial Candidates Map Campaigns for Race."
- 1946-06-26
- This article by the Associated Press lists the individuals who will compete for the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Senator John Bankhead. From The Mobile Register.
- 2009-09-15
- "Death Penalty for Crime."
- 1931-04-25
- Thomas Walker Wallace wrote this piece for his column "Here and There," which was published in the Birmingham Reporter, an African American newspaper. In it he argues against the death penalty. While he concedes that "It seems reasonable that when...
- 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
- "Judge J. A. Hawkins Undaunted By Threatening Telegrams From International Labor Defense."
- 1931-04-13
- This article discusses a message sent by the International Labor Defense, demanding the release of the recently convicted "Scottsboro Boys." The nine young men were falsely charged with the "criminal assault" of two white women on a train, and...
- 2010-07-27
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1945-04-20
- This issue mentions the death of Franklin Roosevelt and describes memorial services held for the president in Montgomery.
- 2009-09-18
- "Negroes Riot in Gadsden to Protest Doom."
- 1931-04-10
- This article discusses the rioting in the Etowah County jail by eight of the "Scottsboro Boys," who had been convicted and given the death penalty: "When finally quieted and asked what was the matter, one of the negroes replied, 'We just don't like...
- 2010-07-27
- "One of Us Two" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
- This poem, written by nineteenth century poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox, deals with love and death. Boykin autographed this copy and gave it to his daughter and son-in-law.
- 2009-09-15
- "Thousands Expected to Attend Williams Rites at Auditorium."
- 1953-01-04
- This article discusses the death and funeral of Hank Williams. From the Montgomery Advertiser.
- 2009-09-11
- Alabama Law, Act No. 67.
- 1969-05-19
- This resolution, passed by the Alabama Senate and House of Representatives, extends sympathy to the family of Frank Boykin after his death.
- 2009-09-15
- Death certificate of Frank W. Boykin.
- 1969-04-09
- This is an official copy of Boykin's death certificate. He died on March 12, 1969, in Washington, D.C., and was buried in Mobile.
- 2009-09-15
- Diary kept by Syndenham Moore during the Mexican-American War.
- 1846-00-00
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the diary he describes his war service from May 26, 1846, to May 13, 1847. He mentions troop movements in Mexico and...
- 2009-11-17
- Excerpts from A PLACE OF SPRINGS by Viola Goode Liddell.
- 1979-00-00
- In the book Liddell describes life and changes in Camden, Alabama, during the twentieth century; the author lived in the town from 1933 until her death in 1998. In the first passage she discusses the effects of the Great Depression in different...
- 2009-08-24
- Fragments of a diary kept by Frederick Weedon during the Seminole War of 1836.
- 1836
- In the diary he describes the treatment of victims of injuries, sickness, and wounds during the war, concentrating especially on his treatment of Chief Osceola. He also notes the cause of death of many soldiers and Native Americans, and he...
- 2011-09-22
- Handwritten copy of a letter from Inspector General H. Haynes of the 7th Military District, to Captain James D. Craig at Fort Claiborne.
- 1814-10-26
- Acting on the order of General Andrew Jackson, Haynes informs Craig that he must defend Fort Claiborne "to the last possible extremity": "Our contery [sic] is at warr [sic] and that state brings with it peculiar and most sacred duties - the honour...
- 2009-11-20
- Incomplete handwritten copy of a letter from Dr. Edwin G. Booth at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, to Miss Horton.
- 1864-08-20
- The letter describes the death of Lieut. John H. Comstock during the battle of Mobile Bay, on August 5, 1864. A transcript is included.
- 2011-11-16
- Incomplete letter from Sydenham Moore to his wife, Amanda.
- 1846-11-00
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the letter he discusses the death of his slave, Peter, who accompanied him in the war: "He died on the 7th inst after...
- 2010-01-28
- Letter from "John Doe" in Birmingham, Alabama, to Governor Jim Folsom in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1958-09-02
- In the letter "Doe" urges the governor not to commute the sentence of Jimmy Wilson: "For the life of me I cannot see why any red blooded southern white man could interfere with the verdict of 12 just and upright men who placed the death penalty on...
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp at Dalton, Georgia, to his mother, Mary Ann, probably in Portland, Alabama.
- 1864-04-24
- During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses the journey back to his company after furlough, including traveling expenses, companions, and accommodations along the way (one night he "Camped out at...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp at Greensboro, North Carolina, to his grandfather.
- 1865-05-03
- During the Civil War, Hall served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses relatives and mutual acquaintances (including the death of his brother, Herbert); his experience in the Confederate army; his plans to return home and...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., at the Cumberland Gap, to his father in Alabama.
- 1863-06-05
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses the death of his grandfather; the promotion of his brother, James; and a possible change in his own...
- 2011-10-20