Letter from Edwin Strickland, staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace, to Governor George Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.

Letter from Edwin Strickland, staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace, to Governor George Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.

In the letter Strickland discusses the attempted civil rights march from Selma, Alabama, on "Bloody Sunday" (March 7). Based on information he has received, he reports that "the Negroes did not expect to march and did not want to march from Selma but did want to be prevented doing so....

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Letter from Edwin Strickland, staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace, to Governor George Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Strickland, Edwin; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; Alabama--Race relations; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Civil rights movements--Alabama; Governors--Alabama; Selma-Montgomery Rights March, 1965; Selma (Ala.); Dallas County (Ala.)
description In the letter Strickland discusses the attempted civil rights march from Selma, Alabama, on "Bloody Sunday" (March 7). Based on information he has received, he reports that "the Negroes did not expect to march and did not want to march from Selma but did want to be prevented doing so." He also reports that another demonstration is planned for the next day, and he recommends that the governor allow it with certain stipulations: "I suggest that you might consider taking them by surprise by allowing them to march to-morrow (March 9), a march for which they are totally un-prepared and which they do not want to do...I would respectfully suggest that they publicly be told that the ground rules would be: No marching on the pavement; No litter on the roadside; adequate provisions for sanitary facilities. They could not meet these conditions on short notice since they are not planning any bona fide march in the first place."
spelling Q0000018334 - Q0000018335Q18334 - Q18335Letter from Edwin Strickland, staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace, to Governor George Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.In the letter Strickland discusses the attempted civil rights march from Selma, Alabama, on "Bloody Sunday" (March 7). Based on information he has received, he reports that "the Negroes did not expect to march and did not want to march from Selma but did want to be prevented doing so." He also reports that another demonstration is planned for the next day, and he recommends that the governor allow it with certain stipulations: "I suggest that you might consider taking them by surprise by allowing them to march to-morrow (March 9), a march for which they are totally un-prepared and which they do not want to do...I would respectfully suggest that they publicly be told that the ground rules would be: No marching on the pavement; No litter on the roadside; adequate provisions for sanitary facilities. They could not meet these conditions on short notice since they are not planning any bona fide march in the first place."1965 March 81965-03-081960-1969Strickland, Edwin; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; Alabama--Race relations; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Civil rights movements--Alabama; Governors--Alabama; Selma-Montgomery Rights March, 1965; Selma (Ala.); Dallas County (Ala.)TextCorrespondenceAlabama. LegislatureAlabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace recordsRSG00617v9282Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2892
title Letter from Edwin Strickland, staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace, to Governor George Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.
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