The act makes six provisions for dealing with the Cherokee Indian population of the state during the period of removal. First, it stipulates that U.S. citizens will not be allowed to emigrate to Indian reservations, include those Indians who were...
This issue mentions an increase in state bank deposits (a result of individuals' careful saving during difficult financial times); the city's telephone system, which is now at capacity with a waiting list of over 1,000 new customers; the raid of...
This issue mentions a possible increase in the amount of shotgun shells available to hunters in the fall; a cutback to only one license plate per vehicle "instead of the peace-time front and rear"; and new gas rations (more gas will be given per...
This issue mentions the Russian declaration of war on Japan; the recent use of the atomic bombs; an increase in the state's industrialization; and the new forestry program at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
This issue mentions that returning soldiers are having trouble finding clothes and lodging in Montgomery, and it discusses the rapid increase in home and business construction in the city.
Beasley was lieutenant governor of Alabama from to 1971 to 1979. He acted as governor of the state from June 5, 1972 to July 7, 1972, while Governor George C. Wallace recuperated after an assasination attempt.
The agreement was drafted as part of the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933. By signing it employers agreed to promote the efforts of the National Recovery Administration: "...the undersigned hereby agrees with the President as follows:...Not...
This article from the Mobile Press-Register recounts the events of "Bloody Sunday," which some citizens "claim.hastened the passage of the voting rights act by Congress" in 1965. It then examines current conditions for African Americans in the...
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...