"How Blacks Have Died for the Right to Vote." Leaflet issued by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Inside is a list of African Americans who were killed from 1955 to 1968: Lamar Smith, George W. Lee, Herbert Lee, Medgar...
Attorney General John Patterson is standing at the left. Earlier in 1956, Judge Jones had issued a restraining order preventing the NAACP from operating in Alabama.
Attorney General John Patterson is standing at the left. Earlier in 1956, Judge Jones had issued a restraining order preventing the NAACP from operating in Alabama.
Attorney General John Patterson is seated on the left. The NAACP had been charged with contempt of court for doing business in Alabama after it was prevented from operating in the state in 1956.
Arthur Shores is seated beside Gray. The NAACP had been charged with contempt of court for doing business in Alabama after it was prevented from operating in the state in 1956.
Arthur Shores is seated at the table in the background. The NAACP had been charged with contempt of court for doing business in Alabama after it was prevented from operating in the state in 1956.
In the letter Widener expresses her support for Judge Carter and the segregationist cause in the South. Also included are two newsletters from the "Committee of 100," a volunteer organization formed to raise money for the NAACP Legal Defense and...