Telegram from Governor George C. Wallace to President John F. Kennedy in Washington, D.C.
In the message Wallace maintains that the president's dispatch of federal troops to Birmingham, Alabama, was unconstitutional. He insists that local government officials and state troops "are able and have not failed or refused to suppress domestic violence which has occurred." He als...
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Alabama documents Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Alabama--Race relations; Civil rights movements--Alabama; Governors--Alabama; United States--Politics and government--1945-1989; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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In the message Wallace maintains that the president's dispatch of federal troops to Birmingham, Alabama, was unconstitutional. He insists that local government officials and state troops "are able and have not failed or refused to suppress domestic violence which has occurred." He also refers to a group of white citizens who have been trying to negotiate an end to the civil rights demonstration: "Each of the lawfully constituted officials of the City of Birmingham, Jefferson County, and State of Alabama has publicly denied having any knowledge of any so-called agreement, and has unequivocally denied the authority of any group of white citizens to negotiate with the lawless mobsters who had been leading the negroes of Birmingham in weeks of violence and lawbreaking until this violence was put down by local and state law enforcement officers." |
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Q0000021524 - Q0000021527Q21524 - Q21527Telegram from Governor George C. Wallace to President John F. Kennedy in Washington, D.C.In the message Wallace maintains that the president's dispatch of federal troops to Birmingham, Alabama, was unconstitutional. He insists that local government officials and state troops "are able and have not failed or refused to suppress domestic violence which has occurred." He also refers to a group of white citizens who have been trying to negotiate an end to the civil rights demonstration: "Each of the lawfully constituted officials of the City of Birmingham, Jefferson County, and State of Alabama has publicly denied having any knowledge of any so-called agreement, and has unequivocally denied the authority of any group of white citizens to negotiate with the lawless mobsters who had been leading the negroes of Birmingham in weeks of violence and lawbreaking until this violence was put down by local and state law enforcement officers."1963 May 131963-05-131960-1969Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Alabama--Race relations; Civil rights movements--Alabama; Governors--Alabama; United States--Politics and government--1945-1989; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)TextCorrespondence; TelegramsAlabama. GovernorAlabama Governor administrative files, 1958-1968SG030847v33818Alabama 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/2961 |
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