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Item The Removal of the Creek Indians from Alabama to the Indian Territory(University of Alabama Libraries, 1921) Tipton, William Roan; University of Alabama TuscaloosaLong before the removal of the Creek Indians from their Alabama homes to the West, many of their leading men saw the war clouds rising and heard the distant though distinct rumbling of the guns that were to banish them forever from the homes of their forefathers and make them strangers in a strange land beyond the Mississippi. Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, agent and commissioner of the United States government, had, for several years, displayed much wisdom and policy in managing them, but they always remained dissatisfied, and were particularly so when, in 1811, a portion of their chiefs granted a public road through the heart of their country. It was known as the Federal Road, and extended from the Mims Ferry upon the Alabama to the Chattahoochie.Item The Secession Convention of Alabama(University of Alabama Libraries, 1923) Neff, Edgar Ralph; University of Alabama TuscaloosaThe tension in the discussion of the question of slavery extension reached its culmination with the election of the sixteenth president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, upon a platform that distinctly declared against the further introduction or slavery into the territories in direct antagonism to the decision of the Supreme Court or the United States in the famous Dred Scott case. His election gave the signal for the secession movement in the Southern States.Item Manufacturing in Alabama During the Civil War(University of Alabama Libraries, 1925) Irons, George Vernon; University of Alabama TuscaloosaThis is the narrative of the courage and perseverance of a people in their tremendous industrial fight to supply their ill-equipped soldiers with the sinews of war. It is the account of the development of manufacturing in a commonwealth which dared to claim its political independence while yet it was in economic slavery, dependent upon outside sources for every necessity of life. It is the story of the birth of war industries in a state which, gripped by a one crop agricultural system and largely destitute of industrial establishments, commerce, or munitions of war, gallantly ventured forth on the course of a terrible conflict with a foundation no more substantial than a profound assurance that "one Southerner can lick five Yankees."Item The prohibition movement in Alabama(University of Alabama Libraries, 1927) Friedman, Emmeline Lurie; University of Alabama TuscaloosaItem Abner McGehee(University of Alabama Libraries, 1928) Williams, Clanton Ware; University of Alabama TuscaloosaIt so happens in the course of events that many men live and labor, often unknown and more often unheeded as they toil onward across the stream of life. They die and are soon forgotten. A few days and the ripple they have made on the surface of the onrushing stream has, with them, disappeared.Item History of Washington County, Alabama to 1860(University of Alabama Libraries, 1929) Avant, G. B.; University of Alabama TuscaloosaWhen Spain ceded Florida to Great Britain in 1763, the northern boundary was the thirty-first parallel. But Great Britain soon divided the territory into East Florida and West Florida and extended the northern boundary of West Florida to the parallel of thirty-two degrees and twenty-eight minutes. At teh close of the American Revolution, Spain recovered the Floridas. It was understood between the United States and Great Britain that if England kept the Floridas, she was to have the parallel of thirty-two degrees, twenty-eight minutes. But if she had to cede it to Spain, the United States was to have to the thirty-first parallel. Great Britain signed the treaty of 1783 with Spain and did not define the northern boundary of Florida. Naturally, Spain insisted on the boundary held by England. This situation left the United States and Spain in dispute. *NOTICE: The map included in this document was presented as two parts but these were combined during digitization.*Item The History of Mount Sterling(1931) DuBose, Euba Eugenia; University of Alabama TuscaloosaItem Life of Ryland Randolph(University of Alabama Libraries, 1932) Ward, Gladys; University of Alabama TuscaloosaAccording to contemporaries, one of the most interesting characters in Tuscaloosa County during the Reconstruction period was the young newspaper editor, Ryland Randolph. He made a brave fight for the county in those dark days: no one was truer to the white man's cause than he. For a period conservative people of the Democratic party fairly idolized him.Item Reconstruction in Tuscaloosa County(University of Alabama Libraries, 1933) Bell, Robert K.; University of Alabama TuscaloosaWhen the people of Tuscaloosa County saw the war clouds begin gathering over the Southland, they were among the first to take their stand for the principles and institutions they thought to be just and correct. At the outbreak of hostilities, young men from every corner of the county rallied to the Stars and Bars; Tuscaloosa County gave of her youth unsparingly. Courageous women, in the absence of men, did every form of manual labor by day and knitted and wove for the men at the front by night. Animals being needed by the soldiers, many women stepped into the harness and pulled plows through the fields in order that their loved ones might eat. The war days in Tuscaloosa County were a period of struggle and sacrifice, of hunger and hate, but the people stood well under their burdens.Item A History of Centre Ridge Dallas County, Alabama(University of Alabama Libraries, 1936) Moulder, William Palmer; University of Alabama TuscaloosaCentre Ridge is located in the southern part of Dallas County, Alabama. From its southern end the Ridge runs in a northwesterly direction. A little over two thirds of it is in township thirteen, North, and the remainder of it is in township fourteen, North, in range ten East, St. Stephens Meridian. In length, it measures from five to six miles depending upon the points measured, while its greatest width is a little over one mile.Item Albert Taylor Goodwyn(University of Alabama Libraries, 1936) Mustin, Louise Goodwyn; University of Alabama TuscaloosaItem Life of Samuel B. Moore(University of Alabama Libraries, 1936) Smith, Clyde Marshall; University of Alabama TuscaloosaThroughout the course of history, there have been characters who have over shadowed their contemporaries. It is natural that we point with pride to our favorite statesmen who have played such an important part in shaping the outline for the progress of our state and nation. Yet there are those who rendered worthy service but have long since faded into the background, if not altogether forgotten. Their importance lies in the fact that they took part in noteworthy events. Samuel B. Moore was such a man. Born of poor parents, he never obtained much formal educations, yet he constantly added to his knowledge by active and prolonged study in his home. He may be described as a "self-made man". Although educated men were not found in every household, during Moore's time, very few men lacking in education were able to elevate themselves to a position such as he enjoyed during the latter years of his life.Item A History of the Public Schools in Birmingham, Alabama(University of Alabama Libraries, 1939) Phillips, Marshall Fred; University of Alabama TuscaloosaBirmingham was incorporated December 19, 1871. Two years later, 1873, the baby city was laid low by a financial depression and an epidemic or cholera which brought poverty, death, and despair to the inhabitants. In the midst of this adversity, plans were begun for establishing Birmingham’s first public school.Item History of the North East and South West Alabama Railroad to 1872(University of Alabama Libraries, 1949) Clark, James Harold; University of Alabama TuscaloosaThis study of the North East and South West Alabama Railroad is to show the desire and demand for better transportation facilities which began to arise around the middle of the nineteenth century in Alabama and of the problems confronted therewith. As the people of Alabama began to become better acquainted with the advantages which the railroads offered, such as rapid travel and the large quantity of freight that could be handled, many prejudices were overcome and railroad building became a fixed policy.Item The Abolition of the Convict Lease System in Alabama, 1913-1928(University of Alabama Libraries, 1949) Clark, Elizabeth Boner; University of Alabama TuscaloosaAlmost from the first day of its organization, the penitentiary system of Alabama was a source of trouble to the state, and for years its operation was unprofitable in every sense. From the beginning, penology in Alabama labored under the theory that the state's correctional institutions should be self-sufficient. In order to gain complete self-sufficiency, the state entered upon the policy of leasing the prisoners to private business and individuals.Item Confederate Diplomacy in Mexico(University of Alabama Libraries, 1949) Maisel, Jay Max; University of Alabama TuscaloosaLong before the Civil War, the southern states had realized the importance of state sovereignty. The infringement upon the rights of state sovereignty was a perpetual source of discontent and animosity between the North and. South. John O. Calhoun, the proponent of states' rights, clearly stated his views in the doctrine of nullification. He argued that since the Union is the creation of states and not the states of the Union it stands to reason that the former will be subordinate to the latter in case there is a dispute as to respective powers; for the creator is alwavs greater than the creature. The South was anxious to have an alliance with the West and to win over that section to its own political views. Such a union would insure the southern planters and the western farmers against objectionable measures advocated by northern manufacturers and would give them a controlling voice in the Federal government. The key to the southern expansionist problem was to be found in Mexico. Mexico was to be the lever by which the South could attain its goal.Item French Louisiana: Early Explorations and Settlements 1673-1719(University of Alabama Libraries, 1949) Saleeby, Samir Shaheen; University of Alabama TuscaloosaThis study is an attempt to present the history of French Louisiana. The story begins with the early explorations of Jolliet, Marquette and La Salle; next comes a description of the Indians who populated the area. All the explorers who came into contact with these people were impressed by their manner of living and their institutional life. These early reports are consequently of value and interest both to the historian and the ethnographer.Item General Benjamin F. Butler in New Orleans(University of Alabama Libraries, 1949) Shelnutt, Jack Prentice; University of Alabama TuscaloosaItem The Equal Suffrage Movement in Alabama, 1912-1919(University of Alabama Libraries, 1949) Lumpkin, John Irvin; University of Alabama TuscaloosaSuffragists were not united in support of a federal amendment. The National Woman Suffrage Association was founded May 15, 1869, with the object of promoting a sixteenth amendment to enfranchise women. Another organization known as the American Woman Suffrage Association was formed in November, 1870, to get suffrage through amendments to the state constitutions. In 1890 the two groups united as the National American Woman Suffrage Association following both the state and federal amendment methods. Leaders of the movement were convinced that they could not hope for action by Congress until several states had experimented with woman suffrage. Alabama suffragists tried both the state and federal amendment methods of gaining equal suffrage. They failed to achieve their aim in either case. This paper attempts to tell the story of those failures.Item A Study of the Flag of the Union, a Tuscaloosa, Alabama Newspaper, 1833-43: Its Importance and Influence(University of Alabama Libraries, 1950) Simms, Elizabeth LaLonde (Mimi); University of Alabama TuscaloosaThe Flag of the Union ranks among the important and influential newspapers of Alabama. A fortunate combination of proper timing, strategic geographical location, and able and forthright editors made this possible.