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    • "A Negro New Jerusalem."

    • "A Negro New Jerusalem."

    • 1902-11-08

    • This article criticizes an "immigration scheme" designed to attract African American citizens to a city in the midwestern United States, where "everything will be in the hands of the negro" (including city management, industry, and education). The...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "An Old Man A Convict."

    • "An Old Man A Convict."

    • 1901-04-28

    • Letter from James Foster, a 68-year-old prisoner in Wetumpka, Alabama, to Governor W. J. Samford. In the letter Foster asks the governor to grant him parole. He acknowledges his guilt but argues that his good behavior makes him a worthy candidate...

    • 2010-04-23
    • "Boykin Predicts Short Congress."

    • "Boykin Predicts Short Congress."

    • 1949-09-22

    • In this article, Boykin mentions some of the matters to be settled in the upcoming session of Congress. From The Mobile Press.

    • 2009-09-15
    • "Jim Crow Cars."

    • "Jim Crow Cars."

    • 1900-07-24

    • This article responds to a prediction in The Springfield Republican (a newspaper in Massachusetts) that segregated public transportation in the South would not succeed due to economic pressures: "The Republican takes the position that the...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "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
    • "New Home Sought For State Archives."

    • "New Home Sought For State Archives."

    • 1936-07-02

    • This article discusses a campaign begun by the American Legion of Alabama to raise money for a memorial building in Montgomery, which would also function as the state archives: "The proposed fireproof building will hold the state's valuable...

    • 2010-07-27
    • "No Removal of the Capital."

    • "No Removal of the Capital."

    • 1861-05-22

    • This article refutes rumors that the Confederate capital will be moved from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia, mentioning the expense and loss of stability such a move would cause: "We can hardly conceive that a body composed as is the...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Pensacola's Street Car Boycott by Negroes."

    • "Pensacola's Street Car Boycott by Negroes."

    • 1905-05-17

    • This article reports that African Americans in Pensacola, Florida, are boycotting street railroads to protest a proposed segregation ordinance. The article argues that while this response is common in cities with similar laws, the boycotts are...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Prices Collapse As Stock Mart Goes 'Haywire.'"

    • "Prices Collapse As Stock Mart Goes 'Haywire.'"

    • 1929-10-29

    • This article reports that stock prices have continued to fall after the crash on October 24 ("Black Thursday"). Though financial leaders who met to discuss the matter seem to take "a more hopeful view of the situation," the floor of the stock...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Selma's 'bloody Sunday' recalled after 10 years."

    • "Selma's 'bloody Sunday' recalled after 10 years."

    • 1975-03-02

    • This article from the Mobile Press-Register recounts the events of "Bloody Sunday," which some citizens "claim.hastened the passage of the voting rights act by Congress" in 1965. It then examines current conditions for African Americans in the...

    • 2011-01-13
    • "Separation of Races."

    • "Separation of Races."

    • 1902-11-04

    • This article reports the reactions of both African American and white citizens to the new ordinance requiring segregation on Montgomery street cars: "As a rule no trouble was experienced and the only thing noticeable was the absence of negroes from...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Stock Market Suffers Swiftest Decline Experienced in Years."

    • "Stock Market Suffers Swiftest Decline Experienced in Years."

    • 1929-10-24

    • This article describes the stock market decline on October 23: "The stock market suffered the swiftest and most hair raising drop in recent financial history today, a sweeping decline far more drastic than anything yet experienced in this modern...

    • 2010-01-25
    • "Washington Seeks to Keep People of U.S. in Cool Mind."

    • "Washington Seeks to Keep People of U.S. in Cool Mind."

    • 1915-05-08

    • This article describes the response of United States citizens and government officials to the news about the Lusitania: "The most significant feature of the situation created in America by the sinking of the Lusitania, as viewed by official...

    • 2010-04-23
    • "Weaker Sex? Not Any More, Brother."

    • "Weaker Sex? Not Any More, Brother."

    • 1942-06-10

    • This article, by Virginia Van Der Veer, discusses the women from Alabama ("affectionately dubbed 'them wacky women' by regular soldiers") who applied to join the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps at Fort McClellan; it describes the selection process and...

    • 2010-07-27

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