- Collection:
- WSFA Collection
- Title:
- WSFA audiovisual item D103.0087
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1979-10-31
- Subject:
- Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Ala.)
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Employment
African Americans--Political activity
Government officials--United States
Political science
Legislators--Alabama
Women--Civil rights
Women--Political activity
Montgomery (Ala.)
Montgomery County (Ala.) - People:
- Cooper, Jerome Gary
Foster, Vera C.
Grayboff, Miriam Nalebuff, 1924-2007 - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- film (material by form)
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Members of the Alabama Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights presenting its report on state hiring practices in the Senate chamber of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Vera C. Foster, head of the subcommittee on employment, is delivery the results, which found that the state had not progressed far enough in its hiring of African Americans and women, particularly in professional positions. Miriam Grayboff, field representative of the commission, is seated to the right of Foster (wearing a red hat), and Gary Cooper, commissioner of the Alabama Department of Pensions and Security, is among those in the audience.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/3201
- 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 D103, Item 0087 - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
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