- Collection:
- Civil Rights
- Title:
- "Civil Rights Hit by Senator Hill"
- Creator:
- Florence Herald
- Contributor to Resource:
- Freeman, Lee
- Publisher:
- Florence, Ala. : Florence Herald
- Date of Original:
- 1959-06-04
- Subject:
- Civil rights--Alabama--Florence
- Location:
- United States, Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence, 34.79981, -87.67725
- Medium:
- newspaper clippings
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A June 4, 1959 *Florence Herald* article reporting on Alabama Senator Lister Hill's specific areas of opposition to the Eisenhower administration's proposed Civil Rights Bill, especially its proposed provision of financial assistance to Southern schools which Hill believed believed was an inducement to integrate, stating "his firm belief that the people of the South would not betray, their heritage, their institutions, their way of life for financial assistance under the proposed bill."
An article reporting on Alabama Senator Lister Hill's opposition to the proposed Civil Rights Bill - Metadata URL:
- https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/936
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Images are available for educational and research purposes. This image may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the interested party to identify the copyright holder and receive permission.
- Original Collection:
- *Florence Herald*, Thursday, June 4, 1959, p. 6.
- Contributing Institution:
- Shoals Black History
- Rights:
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