Affidavit by George Wallace regarding his refusal to turn over voting records from Barbour and Bullock Counties to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.
Wallace, judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court, had been ordered to surrender the records by Frank M. Johnson, judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. In his statement Wallace describes a secret, late-night meeting with Johnson to discuss "a settlement...
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Alabama documents Johnson, Frank Minis, 1918-1999; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; Alabama--Race relations; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Judges--Alabama; United States--Politics and government--1945-1989; Voting--Alabama |
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Wallace, judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court, had been ordered to surrender the records by Frank M. Johnson, judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. In his statement Wallace describes a secret, late-night meeting with Johnson to discuss "a settlement that would protect the dignity of both courts." When Johnson suggested that failure to comply with the order might hinder Wallace's political ambitions, Wallace insisted that "I was not doing what I was doing for politics whether he believed it or not that it was a matter of pride and principle of protecting that part of the states [sic] judicial system over which I preside." The two men did not reach an agreement, but Wallace eventually gave the records to local grand juries, who then turned them over to the federal commission agents. |
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Q0000021811 - Q0000021814Q21811 - Q21814Affidavit by George Wallace regarding his refusal to turn over voting records from Barbour and Bullock Counties to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.Wallace, judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court, had been ordered to surrender the records by Frank M. Johnson, judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. In his statement Wallace describes a secret, late-night meeting with Johnson to discuss "a settlement that would protect the dignity of both courts." When Johnson suggested that failure to comply with the order might hinder Wallace's political ambitions, Wallace insisted that "I was not doing what I was doing for politics whether he believed it or not that it was a matter of pride and principle of protecting that part of the states [sic] judicial system over which I preside." The two men did not reach an agreement, but Wallace eventually gave the records to local grand juries, who then turned them over to the federal commission agents.1959 January 261959-01-261950-1959Johnson, Frank Minis, 1918-1999; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; Alabama--Race relations; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Judges--Alabama; United States--Politics and government--1945-1989; Voting--AlabamaTextAffidavitsWallace Museum FoundationMaterials of the Wallace Museum FoundationSG034376v35030Alabama 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/3214 |
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