George Wallace is seated beside him. Around the podium are signs for SCLC ("Save Our Voting Rights") and the Coalition of Alabamians Reforming Education. The rally was held to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery March.
"Convention Hall, Philadelphia. Waving the Confederate flag, 13 bolting Alabama delegates and all of Mississippi's 22 delegates walk out of the National Democratic Convention in a dramatic moment." Handy Ellis is leaving the microphone as Lister...
This is from a collection of sixteen slides, chiefly of the Selma to Montgomery March, owned by a Lutheran minister who was possibly the photographer. His name is unknown.
In the letter Cadenhead explains that he has been unwell lately and that pain in his knees has affected his ability to march. Though he hopes to visit home soon, he does not think it will be possible: "I don't see any chance to get a furloue tho I...
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...
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes recent losses in his company and the soldiers' difficult journey to their present encampment: "Since the fight at Perryville...
During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter he explains that he has been ill with pneumonia ("new money"); he and several...
In the letter Clay discusses the recent Creek War in Alabama and describes current efforts to permanently remove Indians from the state. (Clay believed that "nothing would restore safety and tranquility, to the inhabitants, but the entire removal...