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Nov 25 Lit Index 1868 Card from Martin Connor.JPG
A November 25, 1868 reprint of a "card" originally placed in the Florence, AL LIterary Index on September 30, 1868 by Florence freedman Martin Connor (ca. 1821-), who stated that:

"I wish to say that I was a member of the Union League, but I am…

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An August 26, 1868 Florence, AL Literary Index newspaper announcement by the Democratic Party of Lauderdale of an upcoming mass meeting and barbecue to be held Tuesday, September 1, 1868, at which several notable speakers would be present, including…

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An August 26, 1868 Florence, AL Literary Index newspaper article regarding the aim on the part of a group of Florence freedmen to found a "Seymour and Blair political club."

Former New York Governor Horatio Seymour (1810-1886) and Francis…

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This is a collection of articles about the Know-Nothing Party in Lauderdale County and editor Charles Wheeler of the American Democrat.

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These are articles relating to the 1901 Alabama constitutional convention, which effectively disenfranchised most African Americans in Alabama.

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This is a letter to the editor of the Florence Times from Judge J.J. Mitchell, explaining that he felt the Florence voter registration book had been stolen by people who did not want African Americans to vote in the constitutional convention…

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This is a newspaper article that discusses the vote in Lauderdale County concerning the constitutional convention of 1901. Lauderdale County, helped by a strong turnout by African American voters, voted against the proposal to hold a convention to…

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This is a recap of a speech by Emmett O'Neal of Florence during the 1901 constitutional convention, whereby the Democratic Party took measures to disenfranchise African Americans.

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This is a campaign flyer for Tori Bailey, running as a delegate to the National Democratic Convention in 1988. Bailey pledged to endorse Jesse Jackson for president.
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