- Collection:
- WSFA Collection
- Title:
- WSFA audiovisual item D165.0013
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1959
1965 - Subject:
- Capitols--Alabama--Montgomery
Civil rights demonstrations--Alabama
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Segregation
Demonstrations
Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights workers
Governors--Alabama
Journalists
Police
Legislators--Alabama
Mayors--Alabama--Montgomery
Armed Forces--Officers
Political science
Race relations--Alabama
White supremacy movements
Montgomery (Ala.)
Montgomery County (Ala.) - People:
- Allen, James B. (James Browning), 1912-1978
Brewer, Albert P., 1928-2017
Ewing, Ed
Gayle, William A.
Givhan, Walter Coats, b.1902
James, Earl D.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Lee, Charles McDowell, 1925-2014
Lingo, Albert J., 1910-1969
Turner, Alton Lee, 1925-
Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998 - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- The following segments are included: 0:00:01: Governor George Wallace speaking in September 1965 on the proposed succession bill, which would have allowed constitutional officers (such as himself) to serve consecutive terms in office. The clip begins with shots of correspondence received from constituents in support of the measure. 0:02:14 Speaker of the House Albert Brewer discussing the proposed succession bill. He expresses his support of the legislation and explains the process for removing the constitutional restrictions on consecutive terms of office. He also answers questions about his own future political plans: "I've given no serious thought to what my future might be so far as politics is concerned. I'm in the unique position of being a George Wallace man. Without hesitation I say that I support Governor Wallace. I hitched my wagon to his star a long time ago." 0:04:54: George Wallace announcing the resignation of Colonel Al Lingo, director of the Alabama Department of Public Safety, during a press conference on September 16, 1965. 0:06:16: Mayor Earl James explaining that the city of Montgomery asked the governor for additional law enforcement support during the upcoming Selma to Montgomery March. 0:17:19: Senator Walter C. Givhan asking his constituents in Dallas County to comply with the governor's request to stay away from events connected to the Selma to Montgomery March in Selma. 0:07:50: White demonstrators marching and rallying in downtown Montgomery to protest the upcoming Selma to Montgomery March. They are carrying many signs, including "We Shall Over Come"; "Stop Selma March"; "We As Local People Beg of you Mr. President Stop Selma March"; and "Down with Government by Lawless Mobs." Franco's Restaurant and the Dutch House are visible in the background. 0:09:06: Lieutenant Governor James Allen making a statement on the Senate's position on the Selma to Montgomery March, essentially urging the people of Alabama to stay away from all demonstrations and encouraging the governor to advise the president of the United States that the federal government must furnish whatever protection it sees fit, as the state cannot afford to pay for an active National Guard. (For the text of this statement, see https://archive.org/details/alabama-senate-journal-1965-special-a/page/346/mode/2up.) 0:11:17: Senate resolution calling on the governor to inform the president that the state of Alabama cannot afford the cost of calling out the National Guard to provide protection during the upcoming Selma to Montgomery March. (For the text of the resolution, see https://archive.org/details/alabama-acts-1965-special-1/page/n65.) 0:13:55: Governor George Wallace speaking at a press conference in his office at the Capitol after an appearance on "Face the Nation" on March 14, 1965. During his remarks, he displays several New York City newspapers that feature images of police brutality in Harlem, in an effort to deflect attention from the televised violence of Bloody Sunday on March 7: "I am against brutality . . . my orders have always been that if you have to use force use the minimum amount of force and never use any force unless it is absolutely necessary." He also claims to be "against discrimination in the matter of registration of voters because of race, color, creed, religion, and nationality." 0:16:57: Mayor Earl James asking citizens to stay away from events connected to the Selma to Montgomery March in Montgomery. 0:18:49: Luncheon or banquet honoring military officers at the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery. Governor George Wallace spoke at the event: "We, of course, support I suppose as strongly as any state in the Union the decisions by those in authority to defend our interest in Vietnam and also in the Dominican Republic. I would say that you haven't had a single petition group or a single march in our state of Alabamians protesting any decision after it has been made by those in places of authority to defend the interest of our nation and of freedom wherever it might . . . I am appalled and astonished at some of the trends in our country and some of the very few minority group of our people who oppose every effort of our government and armed services to stem the tide of Communist aggression." 0:20:38: Governor George Wallace addressing the Legislature on February 16, 1965, at the start of a special session about his ambitious education program for the state. 0:22:51: Mayor W. A. "Tacky" Gayle announcing the closure of parks in Montgomery on January 1, 1959, in anticipation of a federal court order prohibiting the ongoing segregation of the facilities. Following the statement are shots of empty parks and public playgrounds in the city. (The parks remained closed for six years until the city commission voted to reopen them in February 1965.) 0:24:34: Martin Luther King Jr. addressing a meeting at a church in Montgomery, Alabama, in September 1959. He announces a recent federal court decision by Judge Frank E. Johnson, which ruled that the segregation of Montgomery city parks was unconstitutional: "This decision means in simple terms that public parks never can be operated in Montgomery on a segregated basis."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/1291
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by WSFA, https://www.wsfa.com.
- Original Collection:
- WSFA-TV (Television station : Montgomery, Ala.)
WSFA collection
Box D165, Item 0013 - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
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