November 1, 1955
Describes that Trenholm High School planned to have a program to discuss the Goodwyn Amendment, which was intended to increase taxes in order to support public education,and the recreational facilities provided for Black children in the area
November 13, 1955
Describes that a rally in support of the Goodwyn Amendment was to be held at Sterling High School by the Sterling Teachers’ Association
October 27, 1955
Describes that Burrell-Slater High School, a Black high school in Florence, had the highest enrollment in the history of the school with 169 students.
August 24, 1955
Describes that a segregated school for Black students was opening and that the registration process was beginning.
August 27, 1955
Describes that the US District Court denied an appeal from the University ofAlabama to maintain segregation after Autherine Lucy and Polly Ann Myers, both Black women, applied for entry
September 13, 1955
Describes that a political rally was being hosted by the Tuscumbia Better Relationship Committee at Trenholm High School
September 22, 1955
Describes that school officials were given an outline for how the state government planned to preserve segregation. Also, notes that Alabama officials were planning to build new schools
September 27, 1955
Describes that students at Burrell-Slater High School in Florence and at Sterling High School in Sheffield would be receiving information about how to prepare and serve meat
October 9, 1955
Describes that Trenholm High School, a segregated, Black school, was designing a two-year course for industrial training.
June 9, 1955
Describes that East End High School of Rogersville had had a successful year and that their facilities were slowly improving. Also, includes additional information about happenings in the community
June 9, 1955
Describes that Sterling High School, a segregated school for Black students, was having a program to honor distinguished students at the school in Sheffield
June 12, 1955
Describes how different states were approaching the Supreme Court’s decision to integrate public schools
June 30, 1955
Describes that a federal judge ruled that Arthurine J. Lucy and Polly Ann Myers Hudson could not be denied entry into the University of Alabama because of their race
July 15, 1955
Describes the belief that schools should not be integrated because white children and Black children would begin falling in love with one another. Also, notes the writer’s belief that God did not want schools to be integrated
July 20, 1955
Describes that Helen W. Robinson, a Black girl scout troop leader, was to attend Edith Macy Girl Scout Training School in New York. Also, notes that Robinson had attended Lane College and had received a Bachelor’sDegree at Alabama State College.
July 23, 1955
Describes that the Alabama Senate approved the use of police power to maintain segregation in public school
March 31, 1955
Describes that Black citizens in Tuscumbia held a meeting to discuss the dismissalof a Black teacher and depicts a letter written to the Board of Education
February 1, 1955
Describes that Black residents in Tuscumbia had requested the removal of Professor P.H. Wesley as principal of Trenholm High School for the unethical arrest of a faculty member named Mrs. Delores Swoopes Jones
June 11, 1950
Describes that schools considered separate but equal in the south were actually one billion dollars different and that the south could not afford to make facilities equal.
March 19, 1950
Explains that the Parent-Teachers Association of the Cherokee Negro high school met in order to discuss needs for the students, specifically the need for a better water system and funds, and gained support from the community.
May 18, 1950
Describes the segregated schools in the Florence area including Slater and Burrell and the new Handy elementary school.
January 26, 1951
Describes that a young, Black woman named Mary Robbswould appear as a soprano soloist with the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra
February 15, 1951
Describes that Governor Talmadge refused to integrate schools and proposed a budget that would suspend funding to public schools with Black students
January 18, 1951
Explains that policeman lectured on safety to the students of Slater and Burrellschools