In the first letter, written April 9, 1917, Burgess discusses a proposed bill promoting "compulsory or universal military training" for men ages eighteen to twenty-five. He asks Bankhead to have the bill amended to lower the age of eligibility: "To...
In the first letter, written April 23, 1917, May asks Bankhead to support the proposed selective service legislation rather than relying on volunteers to fill the ranks: "If...it is left up to the people of this country to volunteer to win this...
Flier from the Alabama Equal Suffrage Association, relating women's suffrage to the fight for independence during the American Revolution: "The Declaration of Independence was the direct result of taxation without representation. Either exempt...
In the letter the union representatives ask the congressman not to support the proposed prohibition amendment to the United States constitution: "We urge you to use your influence individually and collectively to prevent the ratification; to...
In the letter, Mrs. Neill states that "the President of the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs has been instructed to appoint a committee to visit the mines in which convict labor is employed." She tells Mrs. Toulmin that "the visit is to be made...
In the telegram, sent December 16, 1928, Mrs. Weil contacts Senators Thomas Heflin and Hugo Black on behalf of the National Council of Jewish Women. She asks them to "ratify the multilateral treaty without reservations." In the letter, sent...
This article discusses and commends Mahatma Gandhi's plans for a "bloodless revolution" in India, comparing it to revolutionary wars in the United States, France, and Russia: "India contains more than 300,000,000 people. The demand for freedom is...
In the letter Hammond explains how businesses can get the Blue Eagle symbol, which they can display to show compliance with the "President's Reemployment Agreement." He also discusses exceptional cases, in which employers can get the symbol without...
In the first letter, written October 31, 1933, Harry H. Smith describes the strike to Governor Benjamin Miller. To protest alleged violations of the National Recovery Administration's textile code, the strikers have been harassing the mill's...
Flier issued by the Communist Party, U.S.A., in Birmingham, Alabama. It describes the background and progress of the strike; identifies the "open enemies of the strikers"; lists of the demands of the United Textile Workers of America; and stresses...
In the letter Stump thanks Mrs. Prentiss for her work organizing the Christmas party for the servicemen at Gunter Field: "No doubt, you can appreciate the fact that a party without girls, especially for men who have had furloughs and passes taken...
The passage includes excerpts from federal legislation dealing with the Freedmen's Bureau. "Rules and Regulations for Assistant Commissioners" stresses that "the officer should never forget that no substitute for slavery, like apprenticeship...
During the meeting the Board examined a report prepared by the Department of Public Safety on Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick, a professor at Alabama State College who had led students in a civil rights demonstration in March. Governor Patterson...
Strickland would later serve as the staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace. In the letter he criticizes federal intervention during civil rights demonstrations in the South: "...with callous disregard for state...
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...