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A July 10, 1919 letter to the Florence Herald written by Florence attorney, industrialist and lifelong Democrat the Hon. John T. Ashcraft (1859-1920)…
A series of newspaper articles discussing the proposed Boswell Amendment to the Alabama Constitution of 1946. Section 181 of the Alabama…
A July 4, 1957 *Florence Herald* editorial critical of the Civil Rights Bill sponsored by the Eisenhower administration. Among other objections the…
A December 14, 1958 *Florence Herald* article reporting on the cessation of a series of hearings on Negro voting rights in Montgomery by the Federal…
An April 28, 1960 *Florence Herald* campaign ad of Alabama Democratic Senator John Sparkman, noting that among other Anti-Southern legislation he has…
Thursday, November 1, 1962 campaign ad sponsored by the Colbert and Lauderdale Democratic Campaign Committee, urging voters to "think before you vote…
1. A November 21, 1963 Florence Herald editorial urging readers to vote against Amendment No. 3, one of 13 proposed amendments to the Alabama…
A July 16, 1964 *Florence Herald* article reporting that a three-judge federal court ruled on Tuesday that if Alabama schools don't integrate within a…
Several Florence Herald and Tri-Cities Daily articles from 1964 to 1966 reporting on the Desegregation of Alabama Schools, including efforts by…
Florence Herald and Florence Times newspaper articles of 1966 reporting on the integration of Lauderdale County public school facilities.
"Hon. John T. Ashcraft Writes on Woman Suffrage and the Negro."
Articles on the 1946 Boswell Amendment to the Alabama Constitution
"Government by Injunction"
"Civil Rights Hearing Halted by Commission"
"U.S. Senator John Sparkman"
"Think!"
Kill Amendment No.3.
"Integrate or Lose State School Funds"
School Desegregation in Alabama
Lauderdale County Schools Adopt Federal Desegregation Guidelines in 1966