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Kill Amendment No.3.
1. A November 21, 1963 Florence Herald editorial urging readers to vote against Amendment No. 3, one of 13 proposed amendments to the Alabama Constitution. According to the *Herald,* citing a bulletin published by the League of Women Voters, while no…
School Desegregation in Alabama
Several Florence Herald and Tri-Cities Daily articles from 1964 to 1966 reporting on the Desegregation of Alabama Schools, including efforts by Governor George Wallace to delay the enforcement of federal desegregation guidelines in Alabama schools.
Lauderdale County Schools Adopt Federal Desegregation Guidelines in 1966
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."
A July 10, 1919 letter to the Florence Herald written by Florence attorney, industrialist and lifelong Democrat the Hon. John T. Ashcraft (1859-1920) answering the objections of a "notable Alabamian" who was opposed to passage of the Women's Suffrage…
"List of Qualified Voters, Lauderdale County [March, 1922]"
A March 31, 1922 Florence Times list of qualified voters of Lauderdale County, Alabama.
In 1920 there were 7, 669 white males 21 years of age or older in Lauderdale County and 2, 307 black males 21 years and older; of these black males of voting…
"List of Qualified Voters, Lauderdale County [April, 1930]"
An April 11, 1930 list of qualified voters of Lauderdale County, Alabama.
In 1930 the total black population of Lauderdale county was 7, 782 with a total white population of 33, 222 and 2,751 blacks and 8,900 whites in Florence. In April of 1930…
"List of Qualified Voters, Lauderdale County, Alabama [April 3, 1958]."
A Florence Herald April 3, 1958 List of Qualified Voters of Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Future of the American Negro
A Wonderful Man
A Thursday, May 19, 1900 Florence Herald review of Prof. Booker T. Washington's book "The Future of the American Negro" and a short endorsement of Washington by the paper.
Articles on the 1946 Boswell Amendment to the Alabama Constitution
A series of newspaper articles discussing the proposed Boswell Amendment to the Alabama Constitution of 1946.
Section 181 of the Alabama constitution allowed a citizen to register to vote if either they or their spouse owned at least $300 worth…
Recent Survey Shows a Higher Percentage Per Capita of Registered Black Voters than Registered White Voters in Lauderdale County in 1959.
A May 21, 1959 Florence Herald article reporting that "according to a recent survey" in Lauderdale County per capita there is a higher percentage of registered black voters than white voters. Out of 17,000 registered voters, 20 per cent, or 3,400 are…
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