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- "Negroes Riot in Gadsden to Protest Doom."
- 1931 April 10
- This article discusses the rioting in the Etowah County jail by eight of the "Scottsboro Boys," who had been convicted and given the death penalty: "When finally quieted and asked what was the matter, one of the negroes replied, 'We just don't like...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Calvin F. Craig, Grand Dragon of Georgia for the United Klans of America, and the response from the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1965 April
- In the first letter, dated April 5, 1965, Craig writes Governor George Wallace to ask for photographs of the Selma to Montgomery March and for information about the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace. He mentions that he is...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Virgil Stuart, chief of police in St. Augustine, Florida, to Edwin Strickland, staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace in Montgomery.
- 1965 August 18
- In the letter Stuart thanks Strickland for sending a report recently produced by the Commission. He also mentions two reports from the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, which he is enclosing.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Governor Ross Barnett in Jackson, Mississippi, to Governor John Patterson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1961 August 30
- In the letter Barnett thanks Patterson for sending copies of telegrams regarding the Freedom Riders in North Carolina: "It is needless for me to say that I stand ready to cooperate with you and others in any way that I can. You have but to call on...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Race Separation."
- 1900 August 11
- This article cites a newspaper from Washington, D.C., which predicts that segregationist sentiment in the nation's capital will lead to "Jim Crow" street cars there: "What is true in Washington is true elsewhere, and especially in the South. The...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Race Separation in the Street Cars."
- 1902 November 5
- This article compares street car ordinances in Mobile and New Orleans: "Of the two the Mobile law seems to be the best, for it does not require the making of separate compartments in the cars, but simply that white passengers shall be seated in the...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Edwin Strickland, "a disgusted American," to Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
- 1962 October 10
- 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Heed Their Rising Voices."
- 1960 March 29
- Copy of an advertisement published in The New York Times by the Committee to Defend Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Freedom in the South. The ad describes nonviolent civil rights demonstrations across the South, specifically mentioning a...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Telegram from Governor John Patterson to Mayor Fred Wilson in Monroe, North Carolina.
- 1961 August 28
- In the message Patterson discusses the Freedom Riders who recently entered Monroe, expressing support and sympathy: "I wish to commend you for your strong stand for good law enforcement and the position that you have taken against the so-called...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Telegram from Governor John Patterson to Governor Terry Sanford in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- 1961 August 28
- In the message Patterson discusses the Freedom Riders who have entered North Carolina, expressing support and sympathy: "I wish to advise you that the people of this state view with alarm the invasion of your state by outside rabble rousers and law...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Telegram from Governor John Patterson to Attorney General Robert Kennedy in Washington, D.C.
- 1961 August 28
- In the message Patterson discusses the Freedom Riders who recently entered Monroe, North Carolina. He criticizes Kennedy's "encouragement of these lawless groups" and asks him to change his position: "Once again, I call on you to take a public...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Excerpt from TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE BLACK BELT, the autobiography of William J. Edwards.
- 1918
- Included here is Chapter 20, "The Negro and the World War." The chapter begins by describing African American support for the war effort, but then turns to a discussion of democracy, equality, and civil rights: "Before the war, two expressions were...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Minutes for the meeting of the Alabama State Board of Education on March 2, 1960.
- 1960 March 2
- During the meeting the Board discussed a recent demonstration at the segregated Court House Restaurant in downtown Montgomery, which was led by students from Alabama State College. Dr. H. Councill Trenholm, president of the school, appeared before...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Minutes for the meeting of the Alabama State Board of Education on March 25, 1960.
- 1960 March 25
- During the meeting the Board discussed recent activity at Alabama State College, where students had been involved in civil rights demonstrations; the police commissioner of Montgomery had recommended that the entire school be shut down. Governor...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Minutes for the meeting of the Alabama State Board of Education on June 14, 1960.
- 1960 June 14
- 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Report submitted by Dr. H. Councill Trenholm, president of Alabama State College, at a meeting of the Alabama State Board of Education.
- 1960 July 20
- The Board had requested this report at its meeting on June 14, 1960. In it Trenholm discusses recent civil rights demonstrations led by students and faculty at the college, and he assures the Board that the situation is improving: "While there have...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Minutes for the meeting of the Alabama State Board of Education on July 20, 1960.
- 1960 July 20
- 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Minutes for the meeting of the Alabama State Board of Education on August 22, 1960.
- 1960 August 22
- During the meeting the Board discussed the federal court hearing that would be held later in the day, during which several of the expelled Alabama State College students would appeal to be readmitted for the fall term. Governor Patterson and...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Telegram from Bernard Lee in Montgomery, Alabama, to Governor John Patterson.
- 1960 June 15
- In the message Lee criticizes the dismissal of Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick from Alabama State College, and he defends the actions of the demonstrators: "Governor Patterson should not give credit to the Communist for the American ideals which have been...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Telegram from Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth in Birmingham, Alabama, to Governor John Patterson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1960 June 16
- In the message Shuttlesworth protests the dismissal of Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick from Alabama State College, and he criticizes the governor's suggestion that Dr. H. Councill Trenholm be removed from his position as president of the school: "To purge...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection