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    • "$30 Reward."

    • "$30 Reward."

    • 1863-12-27

    • Advertisement offering a reward for the return of a Confederate soldier who ran away from Wayside Hospital in Demopolis, Alabama. The ad gives a full physical description.

    • 2010-01-25
    • "$30 Reward."

    • "$30 Reward."

    • 1863-12-27

    • Advertisement offering a reward for the return of a Confederate soldier who ran away from the Selma Arsenal. The ad gives a full physical description and mentions that the deserter is probably headed to Coosa County, where he has family.

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Accused Ravishing Huntsville Girls."

    • "Accused Ravishing Huntsville Girls."

    • 1931-03-25

    • This article gives details about the arrest of the "Scottsboro Boys" and their alleged assault of Ruby Bates and Victoria Price ("one of the most brutal attacks in the history of the Tennessee Valley").

    • 2010-07-27
    • "Alpha 66" cards.

    • "Alpha 66" cards.

    • 1963-02-00

    • The top card gives the organization's mailing address and motto: "You can fight Castro, Communism through 'Alpha 66.'" The bottom card certifies Craig T. Sheldon's membership in the organization.

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Cars Not Boycotted."

    • "Cars Not Boycotted."

    • 1900-08-16

    • This article describes the response of African American citizens to the ordinance recently passed by the Montgomery city council, which requires segregation on street cars. Although there is "no organized boycott," most African American preachers...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Experimental College: Hexes To Guerrilla Training."

    • "Experimental College: Hexes To Guerrilla Training."

    • 1968-09-25

    • This article discusses the opening of the New Alabama Experimental College in Tuscaloosa. The school "gives no tests, no lectures and no credit" but rather "exists to offer the student the chance to explore issues, questions and topics which he...

    • 2010-04-23
    • "Get Out the Vote."

    • "Get Out the Vote."

    • 1924

    • Flier from the Alabama League of Women Voters, encouraging citizens to vote on November 4, 1924. It explains who is eligible to vote and gives reasons for participating in the election (for example, "Non-voters take the advantages and shirk the...

    • 2009-09-30
    • "How the Nine Arrests at Scottsboro Were Effected."

    • "How the Nine Arrests at Scottsboro Were Effected."

    • 1931-03-26

    • This article gives an account of the arrest of the "Scottsboro Boys," which was submitted by a traveling salesman. It describes the appearance and behavior of the nine young men and the two women they were accused of assaulting, and it mentions...

    • 2010-07-27
    • "It Takes Courage! Wallace Has It! Do You?"

    • "It Takes Courage! Wallace Has It! Do You?"

    • 1968-00-00

    • Brochure promoting George Wallace in the 1968 presidential campaign. The publication gives biographical details and notes about Wallace's political accomplishments, and it compares his views with those of the Democratic and Republican candidates....

    • 2009-09-04
    • "Many Issues Fall to Low Levels on Wave of Selling."

    • "Many Issues Fall to Low Levels on Wave of Selling."

    • 1929-10-28

    • This article, written the day before "Black Tuesday," reports that "prices broke wide open" in the stock market during the day: "Many of the leaders sold close to the low levels established in last Thursday's dramatic collapse in prices, and some...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Provisional Congress of the Confederate States."

    • "Provisional Congress of the Confederate States."

    • 1861-02-13

    • This article gives the proceedings of the Confederate congress during the sixth and seventh days of its session. On the sixth day members took oaths of office; elected a president and vice president of the provisional government; and appointed...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Rep. Boykin Suggests Vets' Housing Meeting."

    • "Rep. Boykin Suggests Vets' Housing Meeting."

    • 1945-12-28

    • This article gives Boykin's views on housing for veterans, the disposal of battleships after war, and the implementation of the approved Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway proposal. From The Mobile Register.

    • 2009-09-15
    • "Revolting in Last Degree in Story of Girls."

    • "Revolting in Last Degree in Story of Girls."

    • 1931-03-26

    • This article gives details about the arrest of the "Scottsboro Boys" and their alleged assault of Ruby Bates and Victoria Price ("one of the most horrible ever perpetrated in the United States"). Three National Guard companies were called up to...

    • 2010-07-27
    • "Rush of Selling Brings History's Wildest Market."

    • "Rush of Selling Brings History's Wildest Market."

    • 1929-10-25

    • This article gives a lively account of the stock market collapse on October 24 ("Black Thursday"): "The remarkable era of avid public speculation in stocks which has swept over the country during the past five years came to a climax today in the...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Stand Up For America."

    • "Stand Up For America."

    • 1968

    • Brochure promoting George Wallace in the 1968 presidential campaign. The publication gives biographical details and notes about Wallace's political accomplishments. Issues discussed include labor, states' rights, crime, Vietnam, and constitutional...

    • 2012-01-27

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