Senator Robert Kendall with Bull Connor during at a filibuster over the Jefferson County "chop-up" bill in the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.

The bill, ultimately unsuccessful, would have divided Jefferson County (a legislative district of its own) into four districts attached to surrounding counties. It was introduced in response to the results of the 1960 census, after which Alabama lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and h...

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Main Author:	Jones, Ed
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/102888

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 Senator Robert Kendall with Bull Connor during at a filibuster over the Jefferson County "chop-up" bill in the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Jones, Ed
fulltopic	Photographs Connor, Eugene, 1897-1973; Kendall, Robert Gordon, 1914-1972; Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Ala.); Legislators--Alabama; Law enforcement officers; Municipal officials--Alabama--Birmingham; Politics & government; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)
description	The bill, ultimately unsuccessful, would have divided Jefferson County (a legislative district of its own) into four districts attached to surrounding counties. It was introduced in response to the results of the 1960 census, after which Alabama lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and had to condense its nine legislative districts into eight.
spelling	BN0007020_02BN0007020Senator Robert Kendall with Bull Connor during at a filibuster over the Jefferson County "chop-up" bill in the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.The bill, ultimately unsuccessful, would have divided Jefferson County (a legislative district of its own) into four districts attached to surrounding counties. It was introduced in response to the results of the 1960 census, after which Alabama lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and had to condense its nine legislative districts into eight. 1961-09-011960-1969Jones, EdBirmingham News61-05842-1Connor, Eugene, 1897-1973; Kendall, Robert Gordon, 1914-1972; Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Ala.); Legislators--Alabama; Law enforcement officers; Municipal officials--Alabama--Birmingham; Politics & government; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 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/102888
title	Senator Robert Kendall with Bull Connor during at a filibuster over the Jefferson County "chop-up" bill in the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Senator Robert Kendall with Bull Connor during at a filibuster over the Jefferson County "chop-up" bill in the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.

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