The plaque reads, "In this hall the ordinance of Secession which withdrew Alabama from the Union of Sovereign States, was passed Jan. 11, 1861. To commemorate this fact this tablet is erected by the Ladies' Memorial Association of Montgomery, Nov....
The plaque reads, "In this hall the ordinance of Secession which withdrew Alabama from the Union of Sovereign States, was passed Jan. 11, 1861. To commemorate this fact this tablet is erected by the Ladies' Memorial Association of Montgomery, Nov....
Fite was Speaker of the House from 1967 to 1971. The men are listening to Governor Lurleen Wallace address a joint session of congress, which was held to discuss the federal court order requiring statewide school desegregation. The governor had...
The speaker's back is to the camera. This image was taken for (but not used in) an article ("'Things Are Not Right in This Country'--King" by V. English, B. Wilcox and B. Labaree) and photo spread ("Rallying Support for Poor People's Stay in...
Two women are seated on the stage behind him. An electric coffee urn is on on the table in front of the podium; it is plugged into a socket in the ceiling. The pocket of the speaker's jacket reads, "WRMA," which was an African American radio...
Two women are seated on the stage behind him. An electric coffee urn is on on the table in front of the podium; it is plugged into a socket in the ceiling. The pocket of the speaker's jacket reads, "WRMA," which was an African American radio...