Records, 1875-1986.
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Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971
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Hugo LaFayette Black (1886-1971) was a judge for the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 12, 1937; confirmed by the Senate on August 17, 1937; and received his commission on August 18, 1937. He assumed senior status on September 17, 1971, but his service was terminated soon thereafter, with his death on September 25, 1971. ...
Underwood, Oscar Wilder, 1862-1929
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Oscar Wilder Underwood (1862-1929) served Alabama for many years in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Known best for his extensive knowledge of and authorship of a sweeping tariff reform act, he was also a Democratic candidate for president in 1912 and in 1924, which saw the longest convention in U.S. history. He has been described as a conservative politician who opposed suffrage for women, Prohibition, and rights for organized labor. Underwood was born on May 6, 1862, i...
McCorvey, Gessner T. (Gessner Tutwiler), 1882-1965
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McCorvey, a former Alabama state Democratic executive committee chairman, is probably best known as one of the leaders of the Dixiecrat revolt of 1948. He was also heavily involved with the passage of the Boswell Amendment in 1945. Used selectively as a means to disfranchise blacks and poor whites, that amendment to the Alabama constitution required voters to interpret and explain any section of the U.S. Constitution. It was later declared unconstitutional by a Federal district court. ...
State Democratic Executive Committee of Alabama.
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The State Democratic Executive Committee is the organization charged with the task of organizing and executing political compaigns for Democratic candidates throughout the state and at all levels. From the description of Records, 1875-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122388469 ...
Baxley, Bill (William Joseph), 1941-
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Bill Baxley was Attorney General for Ala. From the description of Speech, 1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407190 ...
Pettus, Edmund W. 1821-1907.
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Democratic Party (Ala.)
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The 1860 Democratic National Convention was one of the crucial events in the lead-up to the American Civil War. The official Democratic national convention adjourned in deadlock without choosing a candidate for President. A resumed official convention nominated Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois for President and former Senator Herschel V. Johnson of Georgia for Vice President. A "rump" convention, primarily Southerners, nominated Vice President John C. Breckinridge for Presiden...
Graddick, Charles A.
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Burr, Bordon.
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