Senator Walter C. Givhan motioning during a filibuster over the Jefferson County "chop-up" bill 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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Photographs Senator Walter C. Givhan motioning during a filibuster over the Jefferson County "chop-up" bill at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Jones, Ed |
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Photographs Givhan, Walter Coats, b.1902; Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Ala.); Legislators--Alabama; Politics & government; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.) |
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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. |
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BN0007020_04BN0007020Senator Walter C. Givhan motioning during a filibuster over the Jefferson County "chop-up" bill 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 News61-05842-1Givhan, Walter Coats, b.1902; Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Ala.); Legislators--Alabama; 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/103021 |
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Senator Walter C. Givhan motioning during a filibuster over the Jefferson County "chop-up" bill at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. |
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Senator Walter C. Givhan motioning during a filibuster over the Jefferson County "chop-up" bill at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. |
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Jones, Ed |
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