Louphenia Thomas at her home on Arkadelphia Road in Birmingham, Alabama.

Louphenia Thomas at her home on Arkadelphia Road in Birmingham, Alabama.

Thomas had just been 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/100837

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 home on Arkadelphia Road in Birmingham, Alabama. Paravicini, Haywood
fulltopic	Photographs Thomas, Louphenia, 1915-2001; African Americans--Political activity; Legislators--Alabama; Politics & government; Women--Political activity; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description	Thomas had just been 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	BN0039485_02BN0039485Louphenia Thomas at her home on Arkadelphia Road in Birmingham, Alabama.Thomas had just been 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.1977-07-071970-1979Paravicini, HaywoodBirmingham News77-03306Thomas, Louphenia, 1915-2001; African Americans--Political activity; Legislators--Alabama; 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/100837
title	Louphenia Thomas at her home on Arkadelphia Road in Birmingham, Alabama.
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author	Paravicini, Haywood
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