Telegram from Governor George C. Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama, to President Lyndon B. Johnson in Washington, D.C.

In the telegram Wallace discusses the necessary personnel to protect the upcoming march from Selma to Montgomery ("6,171 men; 489 vehicles; 15 busses, not including support units"). He explains that the state can only provide 450 men, and he asks the federal government to send the rest in...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/6482