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Local Black Support for Col. William M. Lowe's 1880 Alabama Congressional Election Campaign.
Florence (AL) Gazette reports of local Black voter support for William M. Lowe's campaign for the Eighth Congressional District of Alabama.
Though an avowed Democrat, Huntsville, Alabama native and Confederate veteran Col. William Manning Lowe…
Hancock Clubs
A Saturday, September 18, 1880 Florence (AL) Gazette article reporting the formation of a Hancock, English and Wheeler Club at Cheatham's Ferry, in the "Bend of the River" area of West Lauderdale County, which "several colored men…
The Alabama Constitution of 1901
A Series of articles from the Florence Herald, Florence Times and Sheffield Reaper on the 1901 Alabama Constitutional Convention and African-American disenfranchisement.
"Mass Meeting and Barbecue at Florence"
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…
"Colored Men's Club"
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…
Democratic Executive Committee of Lauderdale County adopts a resolution that supporting the new state constitution, claiming that it "makes white supremacy permanent in this state."
Alabama constitutional convention of 1901
These are articles relating to the 1901 Alabama constitutional convention, which effectively disenfranchised most African Americans in Alabama.
Lauderdale County votes against constiutional convention of 1901
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…
Emmitt O'Neal: "A White Man's Government"
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.
Vote for Tori Bailey
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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