Letter from David W. Crosland, solicitor for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama in Montgomery, to Edwin Strickland, staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace.

In the letter Crosland discusses his intention to present to the grand jury a report about the recent civil rights demonstrations in Montgomery County. He asks Strickland for evidence to support the "great many rumors about immoral acts" among the demonstrators: "It is not my intentio...

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Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
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spellingShingle	Alabama documents Letter from David W. Crosland, solicitor for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama in Montgomery, to Edwin Strickland, staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace.
fulltopic	Alabama documents Crosland, David W.; Strickland, Edwin; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; Alabama--Race relations; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Civil rights movements--Alabama; Montgomery County (Ala.)
description	In the letter Crosland discusses his intention to present to the grand jury a report about the recent civil rights demonstrations in Montgomery County. He asks Strickland for evidence to support the "great many rumors about immoral acts" among the demonstrators: "It is not my intention to take the grand jury on a 'witch hunt' but I believe an investigation by the jury and a factually well documented report by them would do a great deal of good."
spelling	Q0000018338 - Q0000018339Q18338 - Q18339Letter from David W. Crosland, solicitor for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama in Montgomery, to Edwin Strickland, staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace.In the letter Crosland discusses his intention to present to the grand jury a report about the recent civil rights demonstrations in Montgomery County. He asks Strickland for evidence to support the "great many rumors about immoral acts" among the demonstrators: "It is not my intention to take the grand jury on a 'witch hunt' but I believe an investigation by the jury and a factually well documented report by them would do a great deal of good."1965 April 71965-04-071960-1969Crosland, David W.; Strickland, Edwin; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; Alabama--Race relations; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Civil rights movements--Alabama; Montgomery 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/2894
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Letter from David W. Crosland, solicitor for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama in Montgomery, to Edwin Strickland, staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace.

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