Louphenia Thomas at her campaign headquarters after winning a special legislative election in Birmingham, Alabama.

Louphenia Thomas at her campaign headquarters after winning a special legislative election in Birmingham, Alabama.

Thomas was elected to fill the unexpired term of John Porter in the Alabama House of Representatives, becoming the first African American woman to serve in the state legislature.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paravicini, Haywood
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/100707
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
spellingShingle Photographs
Louphenia Thomas at her campaign headquarters after winning a special legislative election in Birmingham, Alabama.
Paravicini, Haywood
fulltopic Photographs
Thomas, Louphenia, 1915-2001; African Americans--Political activity; Legislators--Alabama; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Women--Political activity; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description Thomas was elected to fill the unexpired term of John Porter in the Alabama House of Representatives, becoming the first African American woman to serve in the state legislature.
spelling BN0039475_02BN0039475Louphenia Thomas at her campaign headquarters after winning a special legislative election in Birmingham, Alabama.Thomas was elected to fill the unexpired term of John Porter in the Alabama House of Representatives, becoming the first African American woman to serve in the state legislature.1977-071970-1979Paravicini, HaywoodBirmingham News77-03262Thomas, Louphenia, 1915-2001; African Americans--Political activity; Legislators--Alabama; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Women--Political activity; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives2000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/100707
title Louphenia Thomas at her campaign headquarters after winning a special legislative election in Birmingham, Alabama.
titleStr Louphenia Thomas at her campaign headquarters after winning a special legislative election in Birmingham, Alabama.
author Paravicini, Haywood
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