"Albert Brewer was elected Lt. Governor of Alabama without opposition in the general election on Nov. 8, 1966. In January, 1963 he was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives and was the youngest (age 34) ever elected to this high post. He...
"The First Baptist Church of Huntsville was originally established in 1809, and is the oldest church in the Alabama Baptist Convention. It is currently occupying its fourth building, located one block east of Parkway on Governor's Drive. The...
This article from the Birmingham News discusses the increase in the number of registered voters in Alabama following the Voting Rights Act of 1965: "It was an over-all gain of more than 31 per cent which affected the voter totals of virtually all...
The photograph was shot from below. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "But the Negroes Had to Sit Upstairs in the Balcony" by Mary Wissler, which appeared on pages 1 and 6 of The Southern Courier for October 8-9, 1966. The...
The photograph was shot from below. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "But the Negroes Had to Sit Upstairs in the Balcony" by Mary Wissler, which appeared on pages 1 and 6 of The Southern Courier for October 8-9, 1966. The...
The photograph was shot from below. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "But the Negroes Had to Sit Upstairs in the Balcony" by Mary Wissler, which appeared on pages 1 and 6 of The Southern Courier for October 8-9, 1966. The...
The photograph was shot from below. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article "But the Negroes Had to Sit Upstairs in the Balcony" by Mary Wissler, which appeared on pages 1 and 6 of The Southern Courier for October 8-9, 1966. The...