Fite was Speaker of the House from 1967 to 1971. The men are listening to Governor Lurleen Wallace address a joint session of congress, which was held to discuss the federal court order requiring statewide school desegregation. The governor had...
Fite was Speaker of the House from 1967 to 1971. The session was held to discuss the federal court order requiring statewide school desegregation. The governor had asked the legislators to give her the power to resist the order, so they met to...
Fite was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1951 to 1959 and from 1963 to 1975. He was Speaker of the House from 1955 to 1959 and from 1967 to 1971.
Albert Brewer and Rankin Fite are seated behind her. Brewer was lieutenant governor (and therefore president of the Senate) from 1967 to 1968, and Fite was Speaker of the House from 1967 to 1971. The session was held to discuss the federal court...
Albert Brewer and Rankin Fite are seated behind her. Brewer was lieutenant governor (and therefore president of the Senate) from 1967 to 1968, and Fite was Speaker of the House from 1967 to 1971. The session was held to discuss the federal court...
Albert Brewer and Rankin Fite are seated behind her. Brewer was lieutenant governor (and therefore president of the Senate) from 1967 to 1968, and Fite was Speaker of the House from 1967 to 1971. The session was held to discuss the federal court...
Rankin Fite, who was Speaker of the House from 1967 to 1971, is standing behind her. The session was held to discuss the federal court order requiring statewide school desegregation. The governor had asked the legislators to give her the power to...
Richard Belser, reading clerk of the House, is visible in the foreground. This photograph was taken the last day of the legislative session. Fite was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1951 to 1959 and from 1963 to 1975. He was...
In the letter the congressmen express support for the governor during his attempt to prevent the integration of the University of Mississippi. They particularly commend his stand against federal intervention in the matter: "We are inspired by your...