February 14, 1955
Describes that Governor Folsom threatened to enfranchise Black voters in order to get a bill passed
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Negro News: Qualls-Brown Wedding In Leighton Baptist Church
January 6, 1955
Describes the wedding of Rachel Brown and Ellis Qualls Jr. and also includes other information about happenings in the community, including school news, personal news, and funeral information
Decatur Sets Negro School Meet Saturday
February 18, 1955
Describes that the Alabama Council for improving leadership in segregated, Blackschools was going to have a meeting where Black teachers could discuss issues they were facingat Lake Side High School
Negro News: Church Activities Listed: Notes of Interest In Area
January 13, 1955
Describes specific church activities in the community and also includes other information about happenings in the community, including personal news and funeral information
Colbert Sets Negro Farm Conference
February 18, 1955
Describes that a farmers’ conference for Black farmers would be hosted at the Cherokee Negro High School where they would discuss how to develop a better farm program
Negro, After Wild Night, Is Arrested
January 15, 1955
Describes that Lee A. Payne, a Black man from Sheffield, was arrested for driving under the influence
Negro Weekly Is Thanked For Drive Support
February 21, 1955
Conveys a letter of thanks to the Tri-Cities Weekly, a Black newspaper that circulated in the Muscle Shoals area, from Charles H. Bynam, director of Interracial Activitiesfor the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, March of Dimes.
Muscle Shoals Police Arrest Negro In Chase
January 18, 1955
Describes that James M. Pruitt, a Black man from Sheffield, was arrested on charges of reckless driving and fleeing the police
Negro News: Citizens In Colbert Are Busy On March Of Dimes
January 20, 1955
Describes Black residents in Colbert County working with the March of Dimes in an effort to end polio and includes that they met at Sterling High School to organize workers. Also, contains information about the community, including church news, school news, personal news, and funeral information.
Negroes Back Dimes March In Florence
January 20, 1955
Describes that Black residents within Lauderdale County were planning fundraising events for the March of Dimes and notes that events would take place at Burrell-Slater Schooland W.C. Handy School. Also, notes that the leader of the activities was Professor W.H. Lewis
Negro News: Citizens Asked To Aid In ‘Mothers’ March On Polio’
January 27, 1955
Describes that the Mothers’ March On Polio was scheduled and that organization meetings would be at Sterling High School. Also, includes information about happenings in the community, including church news, school news, personal news, and funeral information.
Negro Charged In Shooting
January 29, 1955
Describes that Risker Dee Watkins, a Black farmer from Rogersville, was arrested after shooting Jackie Lee Thompson, a Black farmer from Lauderdale County, who had threatened to shoot Watkins.
Florence Negro Family, Home Burned, Needs Plenty Of Help
January 30, 1955
Describes that the family of Mrs. Hattie Perkins, a Black family within the Florence community, lost all of their belongings in a fire and that the Florence Fire Chief, L.D. Lovelace,requested donations for the family
In Tuscumbia: Negro Group Petitions Removal Of Principal
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
With Nine-One Record: Burrell-Slater Power In North Alabama
February 4, 1955
Describes that Burrell-Slater High School was succeeding in their basketball season and includes their schedule
Work Of Klan? Burning Cross In Franklin
February 9, 1955
Describes that the police in Russellville found two burning crosses that also contained a note directed toward Irenge Husey and that they were going to investigate the incident
Equal Rights And Equal Opportunity Urged For Negroes
September 7, 1950
Describes statements about the importance of the Supreme Court’s decision regarding segregation from Dr. D.V. Jamison, President of the National Baptist Convention and vice president of the Inter-Racial Baptist World Alliance.
Persons Says Negro’s Prison Story Is True: Governor-Nominate Pledges Clean-Up In Administration
October 13, 1950
Describes brutality in prisons, specifically from the perspective of a “Scottsboro Boy” named Haywood Patterson and also discusses how the Democratic nominee for Alabama governor, Gordon Persons, planned to address the issue.
Negro Education Volcano Erupting Over Southland
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.
“Scottsboro Boy” Heads For New York Job: Says White Girl Lied About Him, But He’s Not Mad
June 11, 1950
Describes that Andy Wright, one of the “Scottsboro Boys”, was falsely accused of rape, convicted, and spent much of his life in prison before being released.
Sharp Fight Is Expected Over Segregation: Senate Gets Set To Take Up Extension Of Draft This Week
June 18, 1950
Discusses President Truman’s efforts to gradually end segregation within the armed forces and the reactions that followed that decision.
Dixie Scores new Victory Against Civil Rights Plan
July 13, 1950
Describes the vote for the disbandment of the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) and how many perceived that the result of that vote meant that President Truman would not be able to follow through on his civil rights promises.
Negro Troops Serving Dual Purpose In Korean Warfare
August 20, 1950
Describes the importance of having Black troops fighting against communism and how race relations were used against the United States during diplomatic conversations.