Letters between Walton H. Craft in Mobile, Alabama, and Governor Chauncey Sparks in Montgomery, Alabama.
In the first letter, written September 6, 1944, Craft complains about African American passengers on city buses in Mobile: "A condition has been in effect here in Mobile since the War began...of some of the drivers of the City Lines allowing the negroes to fill the rear end of the Bus, continui...
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In the first letter, written September 6, 1944, Craft complains about African American passengers on city buses in Mobile: "A condition has been in effect here in Mobile since the War began...of some of the drivers of the City Lines allowing the negroes to fill the rear end of the Bus, continuing on up the aisle." He has noticed that segregation signs ("White Passengers Take Front Seats, Colored Passengers Rear Seats") no longer hang in the buses, and he believes that bus drivers are violating a state law when they do not enforce strict separation of the races. In the second letter, written September 7, 1944, Sparks explains that there is no state law requiring segregation on buses, and he adds that there are not many formal segregation laws of any sort in Alabama: "Our segregation laws are few, and apply largely to such matters as schools, asylums, penitentaries [sic] and things directly under the control of the State. Of course, we have what is known as the Jim Crow, or segregation law on railroads. This has been in existence for many years." |
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Q0000018361 - Q0000018362Q18361 - Q18362Letters between Walton H. Craft in Mobile, Alabama, and Governor Chauncey Sparks in Montgomery, Alabama.In the first letter, written September 6, 1944, Craft complains about African American passengers on city buses in Mobile: "A condition has been in effect here in Mobile since the War began...of some of the drivers of the City Lines allowing the negroes to fill the rear end of the Bus, continuing on up the aisle." He has noticed that segregation signs ("White Passengers Take Front Seats, Colored Passengers Rear Seats") no longer hang in the buses, and he believes that bus drivers are violating a state law when they do not enforce strict separation of the races. In the second letter, written September 7, 1944, Sparks explains that there is no state law requiring segregation on buses, and he adds that there are not many formal segregation laws of any sort in Alabama: "Our segregation laws are few, and apply largely to such matters as schools, asylums, penitentaries [sic] and things directly under the control of the State. Of course, we have what is known as the Jim Crow, or segregation law on railroads. This has been in existence for many years."1944 September1944-091940-1949Craft, Walton H.; Sparks, Chauncey, 1884-1968; African Americans--Segregation--Alabama; Alabama--Race relations; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Governors--Alabama; Legislation--AlabamaTextCorrespondenceAlabama. Governor (1943-1947 : Sparks)Alabama Governor (1943-1947 : Sparks) administrative filesSG012491v9388Alabama 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/2905 |
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