Papers, 1856-1978.

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Papers, 1856-1978.

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Papers, 1856-1978, that were collected by Eugene Feldman, consist primarily of photocopied letters written to the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury in 1882 in an effort to prevent James T. Rapier's dismissal as an U.S. Revenue Tax Collector in the 2nd District of Ala. The collection contains four series, the first one consisting of Feldman's 1978 reminiscences of living in Montgomery, Ala. in 1939-1940. The son of Jewish parents, he describes his family's grocery store business, race relations, economic conditions, and religion. Series B consists of drafts of an article Feldman wrote on James T. Rapier. Series C, which is the bulk of the collection, contains photocopied letters to the U.S. Treasury Dept. from a wide variety of people, black and white, who tried to prevent (unsuccessfully) Rapier's dismissal. Most of the original letters appear to be in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. There is a small collection of letters (photocopies), 1856-1857 from James T. Rapier to brother John H. Rapier. Topics discussed include religion, travel plans, family matters, business concerns, politics, health of family members, going to school in Canada and a bear hunt. Also in this series are Feldman's notes for the Rapier papers. The fourth and final series, consists of printed material including a pamphlet Feldman wrote on James T. Rapier, 1978 material on the Dusable Museum in Chicago, and a pamphlet on the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955. The pamphlet is entitled "The Forgotten Heroes of the Montgomery Bus Boycott", edited by Vernon Jarrett, and is a collection of newspaper articles about Rosa Parks, E. D. Nixon, Robert Nesbitt, Benjamin J. Simms, and Georgia Gilmore.

.66 cubic ft. (2 archives containers).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Rapier, James Thomas, 1837-1883

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James Thomas Rapier (November 13, 1837 – May 31, 1883) was a politician from Alabama during the Reconstruction Era. He served as a United States Representative from Alabama, for one term from 1873 until 1875. Born free in Alabama, he received his higher education and law degree in Scotland and Canada before being admitted to the bar in Tennessee. Rapier was a nationally prominent figure in the Republican Party as one of seven blacks serving in the 43rd Congress. He worked in 1874 for passage ...

Nixon, Edgar Daniel, d.1988?.

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Jarrett, Vernon.

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Feldman, Eugene.

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Eugene Feldman lived in Jacksonville, Fla. before moving with his parents, Samuel and Olga, to Montgomery, Ala. in 1939. His father opened a grocery store with Eugene as an assistant. He remained in Montgomery until 1950, not to return until 1968. In 1975 he was on the educational staff of the Dusable Museum in Chicago. He has done some publishing and writing, mainly on James T. Rapier,the 19th century black Ala. Legislator and U.S. tax collector. From the description of Papers, 1856...

Nesbitt, Robert, 1906-1995

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Simms, Benjamin J.

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Dusable Museum (Chicago, Ill.).

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Gilmore, Georgia, b.1920?.

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Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005

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Rosa Louis Lee Parks (1913-2005) became an icon of the civil rights movement after she was arrested and jailed for refusing to relinquish her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus in 1955. Her courage led to the Montgomery bus boycott and eventual court order outlawing segregation and discrimination on buses in that city. She was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States' highest civilian honor, in July of 1999. ...