Also known as the "Bourbon," "Conservative," or "Redeemer Constitution." The constitution includes the following articles: declaration of rights; state and county boundaries; distribution of powers of government; executive department; legislative...
In the journal Hildreth writes about his personal life and business in New Decatur, Alabama (also known as Albany), where he worked as a printer and newspaper editor. In the entries included here, he discusses how he came to settle in New Decatur...
Lewis's father (also Cudjo) was the last surviving ex-slave from "Clotilda, " the last known ship to bring slaves to the United States; the ship landed in Mobile, Alabama, in 1860. The packet includes a statement of sentence, letters from other...
Advertisement for Whippet automobiles from the Willys-Knight Overland Co. in Birmingham, Alabama: "Smoothness of course - and all the power and performance any light car can offer...PLUS the greatest gasoline economy the world has ever known -...
In the first letter, written September 6, 1944, Craft complains about African American passengers on city buses in Mobile: "A condition has been in effect here in Mobile since the War began...of some of the drivers of the City Lines allowing the...
During World War II Engelhardt worked with the Red Cross in Europe. In the letter she describes work and leisure activities while working with the troops, and she compares the experiences of combat soldiers with those who work at military posts:...
In the message Wallace protests the dispatch of federal forces to Birmingham, which he insists are now "on duty" although the president has "publicly indicated that federal troops were only on a standby basis at military installations near...
In the letter Barclay explains that the state cannot attract suitable aerospace experts because of its reputation in recent segregation issues: "...the image of Alabama to the uninformed non-resident is not good because of the racial problem which...
In the letter, written shortly after the assassination of John Kennedy, Sheldon accuses Lee Harvey Oswald of Communist activities and ultimately blames the president's death on Communism: "I feel that now is the time to organize our forces. About...
The report is directed to Virgil Stuart, chief of police in St. Augustine, Florida. It describes Mitchell's work to promote integration in Birmingham and warns that he has recently left the city to take a position with the Southern Regional Council...
In the letter Hawkins opposes efforts to have J. Edgar Hoover removed from his post as director of the FBI: "It is, of course, known to you, Mr. President, that the effort to get rid of Mr. Hoover, to cripple the Federal Security program and to...
In the message Rusk discusses the draft of Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (also known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty, or NPT) recently agreed on by the United States and the Soviet Union and outlines future discussions. (The...