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- Letter from William Hurter in Mobile, Alabama, to Judge William Hugh Smith in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1867 June 22
- In the letter Hurter describes voter registration in Mobile: "We have registered all who have come forward without any delay. There has been a strong disposition on the part of the whites not to register but they are gradually overcoming that...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Blank poll tax record for females in Randolph County, Alabama.
- 1950 circa
- The form records the voter's name and dates of birth, residence, voter registration, and first poll tax payment. Annual payments, from 1950 to 1997, were to be recorded in spaces at the bottom of the form.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Blank poll tax record for males in Randolph County, Alabama.
- 1950 circa
- The form records the voter's name and dates of birth, residence, voter registration, and first poll tax payment. Annual payments, from 1950 to 1997, were to be recorded in spaces at the bottom of the form.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Poll tax receipt issued to Rosa Boyles in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- 1920 October 22
- The tax was $1.50 per year.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Poll tax receipts issued to Rosa Boyles and her daughter, Apcella, in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- 1938 January 25
- The tax was $1.50 per year. Apcella's name is misspelled on the receipt.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Poll tax receipts issued to Homer Boyles and his wife, Rosa, in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- 1931 January 29
- The tax was $1.50 per year.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Poll tax receipt issued to Bolling Hall in Elmore County, Alabama.
- 1920 December 31
- The tax was $1.50 per year.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Excerpts from IN SEARCH OF THE PROMISED LAND: A SLAVE FAMILY IN THE OLD SOUTH by John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger.
- 2006
- The passages describe the lives and contributions of three freedmen of the Rapier family. John H. Rapier, Jr., was a physician at the Freedmen's Hospital in Washington, D.C. John H. Rapier, Sr., a barber in Florence, Alabama, served as a voter...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN BOOK issued by the campaign committee of the Democratic Party of Alabama.
- 1892-1894 circa
- The pamphlet is divided into five chapters. The first sets forth the platform of the Democratic Party of Alabama, which includes the endorsement of the national Democratic platform adopted in 1892; support for President Grover Cleveland and...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Excerpt from ROLL OF THE BLACK DUPES AND WHITE RENEGADES WHO VOTED IN MOBILE CITY AND COUNTY FOR THE MENAGERIE CONSTITUTION, FOR THE STATE OF ALABAMA.
- 1868
- The list is divided into three sections: "Whites," "Creoles," and "Negroes." The first two categories are on the first page, while the other pages are filled with the names of African American voters.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Page from the poll tax record submitted to the probate judge by the tax collector of Lowndes County.
- 1877
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Pages 66 and 67 of the poll tax record submitted to the probate judge by the tax collector of Lowndes County.
- 1920
- Check marks beside the names indicate payment, but race is not recorded.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Pages 35 and 36 of the poll tax record submitted to the probate judge by the tax collector of Lowndes County.
- 1903-1904
- Check marks beside the names indicate payment, and race is recorded in the far right column.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from the mayor and councilmen of Greensboro, Alabama, to Governor Wager Swayne in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1867 June 14
- In the letter the men discuss the murder of a freedman, who had been appointed a registrar in the county. They have been unable to find the young man who shot him, and tension is building: "The excitement occasioned by the outrage of yesterday was...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from R. T. Smith in Bluffton, Alabama, to O. D. Kinsman in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1867 July 13
- In the letter Smith reports that white planters in Chambers County have tried to interfere with the registration of African American voters there: "I heard of no open violations but am satisfied that parties have thrown every obsticle [sic] in the...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from three white citizens in Mobile, Alabama, to W. T. Hatchell in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1868 January 27
- In the letter the men explain that "the white people of this city & county feel that they have no fair showing" in the upcoming election. They ask Hatchell to consider removing William Hurter from his post as chief registrar in the city because of...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Negro voter may cast deciding ballot Tuesday."
- 1966 November 6
- This article from the Birmingham News discusses the role of African American voters in Alabama's upcoming gubernatorial election. It examines the factors that will influence the "power of the Negro vote" in the three-way contest, including voter...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Breakdown of White & Negro Voters" in Alabama counties.
- 1962
- Some counties only give voter totals with no division by race, and no figures are available for twenty-six counties. The data was compiled by the secretary of state from questionnaires issued to probate judges.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Voter registration certificate issued to J. G. Crommelin, Jr., of Elmore County, Alabama.
- 1902 April 8
- The certificate declares that Crommelin "has become a Qualified Elector as provided by the Constitution."
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Voter lists up by 31% after federal drive."
- 1966 October 2
- 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection

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