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The Know-Nothing Party in Florence and the saga of editor Charles Wheler of the short-lived "American Democrat" newspaper
This is a collection of articles about the Know-Nothing Party in Lauderdale County and editor Charles Wheeler of the American Democrat.
African-American Involvement in the 1890 Congressional Election for the US House of Representatives in Lauderdale County.
A series of Friday, November 7, 1890, Saturday, November 8, 1890 Florence Times and Florence Herald articles reporting on African-American voters of Florence-Lauderdale in the November, 1890 election which saw Democrat Joe Wheeler defeat Republican…
Alabama Senate Resolution mourning the death of Rev. C.D. Hamilton
This is an Alabama Senate Resolution read by Senator Bedford concerning the death of Reverend C.D. Hamilton in 2014.
Kaytrina Simmons' campaign flyer
This is a flyer made by Kaytrina Simmons in her campaign for the district 1 city council seat in 2016.
Campaign advertisement flyer for Kaytrina Simmons
This is a campaign flyer for Kaytrina Simmons, from her 2016 campaign for the district 1 city council position in Florence.
Welton Reynolds Campaign Ad
This is a campaign advertisement for Welton Reynolds, who represented District 1 in Florence City Council.
"Emmitt Jimmar resigns from post"
This newspaper article describes the resignation of Emmitt Jimmar, the first African American elected to the Colbert County Commission.
"Never forget: Marchers, speakers say King's past important to the future."
This is a newspaper article about the Martin Luther King Jr. march in Tuscumbia in 2006.
"Florence Names Biracial Group"
This is a newspaper article from 1964 about the formation of a biracial committee, formed to potential thwart any "problems" during the civil rights struggle of the 1960s.
About 16,000 Voters on Lauderdale's Poll List
A Thursday, April 3, 1958 Florence Herald report that there were currently 16,000 registered voters in Lauderdale County, with 697, approximately 4 percent of that total, being African-American.
The next year, on May 21, 1959 the Herald would…
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