After the United States Supreme Court ruled that segregation on public transportation was unconstitutional, King made this statement to announce the end of the bus boycott.
The pamphlet begins with the following policy statement: "The New York Times endeavors to exclude misleading, inaccurate and fraudulent advertisements and unfair competitive statements in advertising. The chief purpose of this policy of The Times...
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...
During the meeting Dr. H. Councill Trenholm presented the report that had been requested by the Board on June 14. Afterward the governor and the superintendent of education thanked him for the "progress he had made in organizing the college so that...
The meeting was led by Don Hallmark and featured the following speakers: Montgomery Mayor Earl James, Dr. Henry Lyon of Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery Citizens' Council Chairman Carl Herbert Lancaster, and Alabama Attorney General...
In the letter Durr discusses the attack on the Freedom Riders at the Montgomery Greyhound station and the local reaction to the incident: "It was simply shocking to see the indifference and the actual approval of such brutal violence and I am...
Bob Boykin made this campaign speech for his father during the 1962 Democratic primaries. In it, he discusses the congressman's accomplishments and platforms, and he explains the purpose of the 1962 statewide congressional election.
In the message Kennedy cites a section of the United States Code that allows the president to intervene in situations of domestic violence when state officials have not adequately protected their citizens. He assures Wallace that no final decisions...
This speech was originally broadcast on a local television station during the last days of the Selma to Montgomery March. In it, Porterfield denounces the demonstration, especially the "so-called preachers" who are participating. He argues that "it...
In the letter Katzenbach discusses reports of racial discrimination in state parks and liquor stores in Alabama: "Under Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, I have a responsibility to see that such segregation practices by the State of...
This song, a collaborative work by Boykin and two other men, sets the representative's favorite saying to music. Boykin spoke, wrote, and shouted it, so it was appropriate for him to sing "Everything is made for love" as well.
In the letter Strickland complains about a recent newspaper article, which described the Commission as "the state's super-secret spy agency." Strickland argues that the journalist misquoted him and reported hearsay rather than fact. He gives...