November 3, 1950
Briefly conveys that Dr. E.B. Norton, president of Florence State Teachers College,spoke at a conference at the Alabama State College for Negroes and advised Black teachers tomaintain professionalism when dealing with pressure groups
November 29, 1950
Briefly explains that Black children in the Colbert County area are in need of shoesand clothing
November 26, 1964
Describes that efforts to integrate schools in Washington DC seemingly failed and questions the success of desegregation.
September 20, 1956
Describes that a white woman named Mrs. Dorothy D. Daponte attempted to enter her Black foster daughter, Carrie Mae McCants, into an all-white public school and was denied.
October 2, 1952
Describes that the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation voted to provide separate but equal schools and examines how taxes needed to be implemented in order for farmers not to bear the brunt of the cost.
October 4, 1951
Briefly describes that segregated schools in the area received an increase in the number of white students while the number of Black students decreased.
August 23, 1956
Describes the perspective of Dr. J.H. White, president of Mississippi Vocational College for Negroes at Itta Bena, who believed that the integration of schools would cause Black students to suffer academically.
June 20, 1963
Describes previous efforts from Governor George Wallace to maintain segregation and argues that the courts should readdress the constitutionality of desegregation.
July 7, 1955
Vaguely describes that Governor Folsom planned to pass a bill that would impact segregation in public schools.
July 7, 1960
Briefly states the belief that Black Americans should focus more on bettering their own community than working toward gaining rights across the nation.
June 18, 1959
Describes that the Floyd County School Board would not allow fourteen Black students to transfer to public white high schools in the area and explains that county schools would potentially be shut down if integration occurred.
June 19, 1958
Argues that the Little Rock Nine were only successful in demonstrating that integration would be a violent, unnecessary process.
April 15, 1965
Describes the perception that race relations were functional within Alabama, specifically in regard to education. Also, presents a statistic that Black teachers were paid more than white teachers.
May 5, 1960
Describes that Alabama Governor Patterson studied the private school system in Prince Edward County, Virginia in case integration was forced onto schools in Alabama.
February 27, 1964
Describes that Governor Wallace went on a tour of the Midwest and explains that he agreed with a Black, Chicago man named S.B Fuller who exhibited his views that civil rights protests were unproductive and that racial justice would not be acquired through integration.
March 11, 1965
Describes the resolution suggested by Governor Wallace to enable states to choose whether or not to integrate their schools and explains that other southern states began to approve the measure.
January 13, 1970
Describes the Colbert County Board of Education submitting a desegregation plan to the federal courts system. The plan that was proposed sought to increase the number of black students in white schools. Sheffield, Tuscumbia, and Muscle Shoals are excluded from the zoning divisions. A map is included to show closer detail of the school zoning.
August 29, 1956
Describes the unoffical results of Lauderdale County ballots regarding amendments 2 and 3. Both were soundly rejected by the populace.
August 28, 1956
Describes Alabamians’ reactions to amendments being voted on that would force them to “sacrifice control over the racial segregation of public school, public parks, and housing. Amendments number 2 and 3 are of particular interest. Number 2 is also named the “Freedom of Choice” amendment, which sought to remove the constitutional obligation for state-supported education as well as the requirement for segregated schools.
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.
June 12, 1955
Describes how different states were approaching the Supreme Court’s decision to integrate public schools.
May 18, 1954
Provides Chief Justice Earl Warren’s statements regarding the Supreme Court segregation decision verbatim.
May 18, 1954
Describes multiple southern governors’ reactions to the Supreme Court segregation decision and includes that many would attempt to maintain segregation, others planned to wait to see if it would be legally enforced, and only one state, Kentucky, agreed to comply.
May 18, 1954
Describes the reactions of local school superintendents and commissioners after the Supreme Court ruled segregation unconstitutional. Also, includes statements from Dr. E.B. Norton, president of Florence State Teachers College, who believed the college faced serious problems from the decision but that they could find a solution over time.