This article discusses the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Plessy versus Ferguson, which upheld a Louisiana law that required separate railroad cars for white and African American passengers; the court considered this...
Advertisement for the sale of a 483-acre plantation in Henry County, Alabama. Each section of land is described, and several buildings are included ("a good gin house and screw, and a comfortable log cabin...negro houses, corn cribs, stalls, &c.")....
This article criticizes an "immigration scheme" designed to attract African American citizens to a city in the midwestern United States, where "everything will be in the hands of the negro" (including city management, industry, and education). The...
Account written by Richard Blount (while serving on the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission) describing the Cherokees' negative reaction to the boundary survey. Blount met with Cherokee representatives to defend the work: "We are sent here...
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...
"Situated on 167 acres of land, with one of the most scenic views in the beautiful North Alabama region. The Burritt Museum and it's [sic] grounds contain countless items of local and national interest."
Plate 28 from FORTY ETCHINGS: FROM SKETCHES MADE WITH THE CAMERA LUCIDA, IN NORTH AMERICA IN 1827 AND 1828 by Captain Basil Hall. From the author's description: "The Chief on the left hand in this Etching, was the well-known Little Prince, who for...
In this message to the United States House of Representatives, President Ulysses S. Grant presents a statement he received from a group of African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, who had assembled to discuss the "grave and menacing dangers that...
Advertisement for the sale of Milton A. Browder's estate at a "public outcry" auction on February 16, 1860. For sale are about 2,400 acres of land; 50 slaves ("of superior quality, embracing Boys and Girls, single men and women, and families, all...
The article mentions that Mrs. M. E. Tulloss, the former principal of the Young Ladies' Seminary in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is going to California to teach: "It is an interesting fact, that she is the first female teacher and missionary that goes to...
"Located approximately 15 miles from Huntsville, Ala. on Highway 20, the Jetport and Skycenter are totally new airport concepts. This complex includes airport, terminal, hotel, office center, restaurants, golf course, shops and 1,200 acres of prime...
"Located approximately 15 miles from Huntsville, Ala. on Highway 20, the Jetport and Skycenter are totally new airport concepts. This complex includes airport, terminal, hotel, office center, restaurants, golf course, shops and 1,200 acres of prime...