Alabama

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651335
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904830
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{"value"=>"1965-1966", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1965/1966"}
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1965
date_inclusive_end
1966
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{"value"=>"Alabama"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The <span class=\"emph\">ALABAMA</span>series documents the Selma to Montgomery March, which took place March 23-25, 1965, with material from the SCLC March on Montgomery Committee, maps of both cities, and notices of two events commemorating the March one year later.</p> <p>Included in this series are tourist brochures from Selma and a copy of the staff study by the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace, June 1964, which linked the National Council of Churches (N.C.C.) with “...direct involvement in the often violent and always lawless social demonstrations” and to the Communist Party. Also included is a copy of <span class=\"title\">The Story of Selma or `The Other Side of the Coin,'</span> a collection of newspaper clippings with added commentary calling for law and order and segregation, which was distributed by the Selma and Dallas County Chamber of Commerce after the Selma to Montgomery March.</p> <p>In addition, there is a collection of campaign material concerning the May 3 Alabama primary in 1966, including sample ballots for various counties, statements by renters who were evicted from their homes after registering to vote in the primary, and a copy of U.S. vs. Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of Dallas County, Alabama, et al., contesting the Democratic Party's official count in the election.</p>"}
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1965
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1966
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1965

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  1. Selma To Montgomery March
  2. State And Local Publications
  3. Primary Election