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    • "By the President of the United States, a Proclamation."

    • "By the President of the United States, a Proclamation."

    • 1861-04-24

    • Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln in response to the secession of seven Southern states. He calls for 75,000 men from state militias to deal with the rebellious states, which are "too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Civil Rights in Alabama."

    • "Civil Rights in Alabama."

    • 1874

    • In this message to the United States House of Representatives, President Ulysses S. Grant presents a statement he received from a group of African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, who had assembled to discuss the "grave and menacing dangers that...

    • 2010-07-15
    • "Commission from the State of Alabama."

    • "Commission from the State of Alabama."

    • 1861-01-09

    • Letter from L. W. Garrott and Robert H. Smith of Alabama, to the governor and legislature of North Carolina. Garrott and Smith explain that because of the recent election of a Republican president, the governor of Alabama has called for a...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Conditions Good, Says President."

    • "Conditions Good, Says President."

    • 1929-10-26

    • This article reports that the nation's financial condition is sound despite the stock market crash on October 24 ("Black Thursday"): "The fundamental business of the country is on a sound and profitable basis, President Hoover asserted Friday, in a...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Ignoring the Segregation Ordinance."

    • "Ignoring the Segregation Ordinance."

    • 1902-12-02

    • This article reports that the president of the Mobile Light and Railroad Company is challenging the new city ordinance requiring white and African American passengers to be seated in separate sections on street cars. His company is having trouble...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "McIntosh Chemical Plant Nears Completion."

    • "McIntosh Chemical Plant Nears Completion."

    • 1952-03-27

    • This article by Elsie Stallworth describes products and facilities of the new Mathieson Chemical Corporation plant in McIntosh, Alabama. Boykin is pictured in the article with the vice president of the company. From The Citronelle Call.

    • 2009-09-15
    • "Prohibition in Alabama after Jan. 1, 1908."

    • "Prohibition in Alabama after Jan. 1, 1908."

    • 1907-11-12

    • Map indicating "wet" and "dry" counties in the state. At the bottom of the page, a statement by W. B. Crumpton asks legislators to pass prohibition laws. Crumpton was a Baptist minister and president of the Alabama Anti-Saloon League.

    • 2009-09-11
    • "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
    • "Roberts Says Loss Is Heavy."

    • "Roberts Says Loss Is Heavy."

    • 1934-07-17

    • This article discusses the proposed statewide textile strike and its effects. Scott Roberts, president of the Alabama Cotton Manufacturing Association, reports that mill owners may choose to close their businesses temporarily, before employees can...

    • 2010-07-27
    • "The Confederate States of America."

    • "The Confederate States of America."

    • 1861-02-13

    • "Constitution Adopted! Swearing Allegiance to the New Constitution! President and Vice President Elected! Davis and Stephens!" This article announces the adoption of the Confederate constitution and the election of its executive officers: "The name...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "The Inauguration."

    • "The Inauguration."

    • 1861-02-20

    • This article describes the inauguration of President Jefferson Davis in Montgomery: "No man, not even Gen. Washington, was ever called to preside over a people with more general acclamation and confidence than Gen. Davis. His past services and...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Twenty-Fifth Day."

    • "Twenty-Fifth Day."

    • 1861-03-06

    • This article gives the proceedings of the Confederate congress during the twenty-fifth day of its session. That day a delegation from Alabama presented a marble inkstand to the president of the congress, and J. L. M. Curry spoke about the gift's...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Underwood and Prohibition."

    • "Underwood and Prohibition."

    • 1923

    • Leaflet issued by the Underwood Campaign Committee for Alabama, during Senator Oscar Underwood's run for president of the United States. The publication defends his position on the prohibition issue; while Underwood originally opposed the...

    • 2010-04-23

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