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Collection
Alabama history education materials

Description:
The Alabama History Education Materials Collection features instructional activities and lesson plans that were created from the collections of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. The materials in this collection cover topics in Alabama History from the First Alabamians to the modern Civil Rights Movement and more. These materials are downloadable, printable, and free to use.
Date of Original:
1996
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

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Collection
Jim Peppler Southern courier photograph collection

Description:
James H. "Jim" Peppler, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a staff photographer of the weekly paper, The Southern Courier, from May 1965 to mid-1968. During his three years working for the Southern Courier, Mr. Peppler took over 11,000 photographs documenting the civil rights movement, social conditions in central Alabama, the nightclub Laicos in Montgomery, and the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date of Original:
1965/1968
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

7.
Collection
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine

Description:
The Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine preserves, and makes available to the public, historical material documenting local race relations during the 1960s. In collaboration between Flagler College faculty and students, members of the community, and other archives and organizations, the Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine has collected oral histories, interviews, documents, and photographs.
Date of Original:
1960/1969
Contributing Institution:
Samuel Proctor Oral History Program
St. Augustine Historical Society
St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
Proctor Library
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Atlanta Branch
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
Saint Johns County School District (Fla.)
Florida State Archives

8.
Collection
Alabama Media Group collection

Description:
This collection contains more than 3 million negatives taken by newspaper photographers working for the Birmingham News, the Huntsville Times, and Mobile’s Press-Register between the 1920s and the early 2000s (mostly from the 1960s to the 1990s).
Date of Original:
1956/1991
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

9.
Collection
WSFA Collection

Description:
In the fall of 2019, WSFA donated its collection of historical news footage to the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Included are more than 7,000 audiovisual items recorded by camera operators from the 1950s to the 2000s, along with other materials such as scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, correspondence, and newsletters. The content documents almost every aspect of life in Alabama, providing a remarkable visual record of our state in the second half of the 20th century. The footage is especially rich in regard to state government and politics, but other topics such as sports, business, and society are also well represented.
Date of Original:
1950/2010
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History