Reed, Thomas J., Sr., 1927-1997

Authoritative Name:

Reed, Thomas J., Sr., 1927-1997

Biography:

Alabama African American civil rights leader, restauranteur, and politician. Reed served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1970 to 1988 and 1995 to 1997. He and Fred D. Gray, Sr. were the first two African Americans elected to Alabama's legislature during the 20th century. Reed served as president of the Alabama NAACP from 1969 to 1979 and from 1985 to 1989.

Associated Subjects:

Reed, Thomas J., Sr., 1927-1997

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

22 items in 2 collections (expand all)

African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.

Creator:: Ayres, Jerry
Date of Original:: 1978-03-11
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.

Creator:: Ayres, Jerry
Date of Original:: 1978-03-11
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.

Creator:: Ayres, Jerry
Date of Original:: 1978-03-11
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

African Americans participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.

Creator:: Ayres, Jerry
Date of Original:: 1978-03-11
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Civil rights leaders meeting with Governor George Wallace in his office at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, after the 20th anniversary reenactment of the Selma to Montgomery March.

Creator:: Jones, Ed
Date of Original:: 1985-03-07
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Clarence Norris, the last surviving defendant from the "Scottsboro Boys" trials, at a press conference in Montgomery, Alabama, after he was officially pardoned by Governor George Wallace.

Creator:: Sikora, Frank
Date of Original:: 1976-10
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Thomas Reed addressing people on a sidewalk in front of the square in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during his campaign for state representative.

Creator:: Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:: 1966
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Thomas Reed addressing people on a sidewalk in front of the square in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during his campaign for state representative.

Creator:: Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:: 1966
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Thomas Reed addressing people on a sidewalk in front of the square in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during his campaign for state representative.

Creator:: Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:: 1966
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Thomas Reed addressing people on a sidewalk in front of the square in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during his campaign for state representative.

Creator:: Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:: 1966
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Thomas Reed on a sidewalk in front of the square in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during his campaign for state representative.

Date of Original:: 1966
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Thomas Reed on a sidewalk in front of the square in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during his campaign for state representative.

Date of Original:: 1966
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History