- Collection:
- WSFA Collection
- Title:
- WSFA audiovisual item D138.0041
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1976-07
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
City halls
Civil rights workers
Political science
Voting
Evergreen (Ala.)
Conecuh County (Ala.) - People:
- Matthews, H. K. (Hawthorne Konrad), 1928-
- Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- film (material by form)
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Reverend H. K. Matthews, executive director of the Conecuh County chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addressing an audience at a church in Evergreen, Alabama. The footage is silent, but he is likely speaking about federal and state investigations the SCLC had requested into matters regarding African American representation in local government employment and election qualifying fees imposed by the county Democratic Executive Committee. Also included are shots of downtown Evergreen and the city hall, as well as the list of qualified voters published in a local newspaper.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/3726
- 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 D138, Item 0041 - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
