Sundra Escott - Russell celebrating at her campaign headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, after winning the Democratic nomination for state Senate District 20.

Escott - Russell won the subsequent election on March 8, becoming the first African American woman to serve in the Alabama Senate. Before that, she had served in the Alabama House of Representatives since 1981. (In both cases, she won in special elections held to fill seats vacated by Earl Hilliard,...

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Main Author:	Couch, Frank
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/102965

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 Sundra Escott - Russell celebrating at her campaign headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, after winning the Democratic nomination for state Senate District 20. Couch, Frank
fulltopic	Photographs Escott, Sundra; African Americans--Political activity; Legislators--Alabama; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Women--Political activity; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description	Escott - Russell won the subsequent election on March 8, becoming the first African American woman to serve in the Alabama Senate. Before that, she had served in the Alabama House of Representatives since 1981. (In both cases, she won in special elections held to fill seats vacated by Earl Hilliard, first when he moved from the state House to the Senate, and then again when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.)
spelling	BN0040898_02BN0040898Sundra Escott - Russell celebrating at her campaign headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, after winning the Democratic nomination for state Senate District 20.Escott - Russell won the subsequent election on March 8, becoming the first African American woman to serve in the Alabama Senate. Before that, she had served in the Alabama House of Representatives since 1981. (In both cases, she won in special elections held to fill seats vacated by Earl Hilliard, first when he moved from the state House to the Senate, and then again when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.)1993-02-161990-1999Couch, FrankBirmingham News(Color) 93-00452Escott, Sundra; African Americans--Political activity; Legislators--Alabama; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Women--Political activity; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imagePhotographic transparencies; Color transparencies4000 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/102965
title	Sundra Escott - Russell celebrating at her campaign headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, after winning the Democratic nomination for state Senate District 20.
titleStr	Sundra Escott - Russell celebrating at her campaign headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, after winning the Democratic nomination for state Senate District 20.
author	Couch, Frank
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Sundra Escott - Russell celebrating at her campaign headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, after winning the Democratic nomination for state Senate District 20.

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