Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Zelda Fitzgerald" in English language version.
After the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments formally established universal male suffrage, Democratic-controlled legislatures in the South came up with new means of denying African Americans the right to vote. Most of the new poll taxes and literacy tests were deemed to pass constitutional muster, but they were clearly designed to counter its spirit. As Alabama state legislator Anthony D. Sayre declared upon introducing such legislation, his bill would 'eliminate the Negro from politics, and in a perfectly legal way.'Kousser, J. Morgan (1974), The Shaping of Southern Politics: Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University, ISBN 0-300-01696-4, LCCN 73-86905 – via Internet Archive
Democrats feared losing local and state offices to Republicans, however, so they developed creative ways to reduce the influence of blacks... The 1893 Sayre Act allowed the Alabama governor to appoint election officials and made the voting process difficult for poor and illiterate blacks and whites through small changes to the election system.Lanahan, Eleanor (1996) [1994], Scottie the Daughter of: The Life of Frances Scott Fitzgerald Lanahan Smith, New York: HarperCollins – via Internet Archive
General James H. Clanton of Montgomery was the first Grand Dragon of the Realm of Alabama Ku Klux Klan, and continued in this capacity until his death, when General John T. Morgan was elected in his place, and served until 1876. The Ku Klux Klan in 1877 was led by General Edmund W. Pettus as Grand Dragon of the Realm.Bowers, Claude G. (1929), The Tragic Era: The Revolution After Lincoln, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Riverside Press – via Internet Archive,
On his death the mantle passed to General John T. Morgan, who later became one of the most distinguished of Senators and statesmen."Rogers' Voice and Thad Stevens", The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama, p. 4, February 4, 1960, retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com,
The first leader of the Klan in this state was Gen. James H. Clanton, for whom one of our fine towns is named. And on his death, the leadership passed to Alabama's Gen. John Tyler Morgan.'
After the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments formally established universal male suffrage, Democratic-controlled legislatures in the South came up with new means of denying African Americans the right to vote. Most of the new poll taxes and literacy tests were deemed to pass constitutional muster, but they were clearly designed to counter its spirit. As Alabama state legislator Anthony D. Sayre declared upon introducing such legislation, his bill would 'eliminate the Negro from politics, and in a perfectly legal way.'Kousser, J. Morgan (1974), The Shaping of Southern Politics: Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University, ISBN 0-300-01696-4, LCCN 73-86905 – via Internet Archive
The police questioned Willie Mae, a single, 'middle-aged, stocky (woman with) straight hair and a plain face,' for the next six hours. When asked whether she set fire to the hospital's Central Building, Willie Mae replied, 'I don't know. I really don't know. I don't believe I did, but I could have.'
The police questioned Willie Mae, a single, 'middle-aged, stocky (woman with) straight hair and a plain face,' for the next six hours. When asked whether she set fire to the hospital's Central Building, Willie Mae replied, 'I don't know. I really don't know. I don't believe I did, but I could have.'
Democrats feared losing local and state offices to Republicans, however, so they developed creative ways to reduce the influence of blacks... The 1893 Sayre Act allowed the Alabama governor to appoint election officials and made the voting process difficult for poor and illiterate blacks and whites through small changes to the election system.Lanahan, Eleanor (1996) [1994], Scottie the Daughter of: The Life of Frances Scott Fitzgerald Lanahan Smith, New York: HarperCollins – via Internet Archive
The Federal-style house was built between 1832 and 1835 by William Sayre, a lawyer and ancestor of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald.
After the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments formally established universal male suffrage, Democratic-controlled legislatures in the South came up with new means of denying African Americans the right to vote. Most of the new poll taxes and literacy tests were deemed to pass constitutional muster, but they were clearly designed to counter its spirit. As Alabama state legislator Anthony D. Sayre declared upon introducing such legislation, his bill would 'eliminate the Negro from politics, and in a perfectly legal way.'Kousser, J. Morgan (1974), The Shaping of Southern Politics: Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University, ISBN 0-300-01696-4, LCCN 73-86905 – via Internet Archive
General James H. Clanton of Montgomery was the first Grand Dragon of the Realm of Alabama Ku Klux Klan, and continued in this capacity until his death, when General John T. Morgan was elected in his place, and served until 1876. The Ku Klux Klan in 1877 was led by General Edmund W. Pettus as Grand Dragon of the Realm.Bowers, Claude G. (1929), The Tragic Era: The Revolution After Lincoln, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Riverside Press – via Internet Archive,
On his death the mantle passed to General John T. Morgan, who later became one of the most distinguished of Senators and statesmen."Rogers' Voice and Thad Stevens", The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama, p. 4, February 4, 1960, retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com,
The first leader of the Klan in this state was Gen. James H. Clanton, for whom one of our fine towns is named. And on his death, the leadership passed to Alabama's Gen. John Tyler Morgan.'
Morgan Hall, named for John Tyler Morgan, a former Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon...Holthouse, David (November 30, 2008), "Activists Confront Hate in Selma, Ala.", Intelligence Report, Montgomery, Alabama: Southern Poverty Law Center, archived from the original on January 9, 2023, retrieved January 14, 2023,
When Morgan represented Alabama in Washington, D.C., following the Civil War, the former Confederate general-turned-grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan and six-term U.S. senator introduced and championed several bills to legalize the practice of racist vigilante murder as a means of preserving white power in the Deep South.
Morgan Hall, named for John Tyler Morgan, a former Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon...Holthouse, David (November 30, 2008), "Activists Confront Hate in Selma, Ala.", Intelligence Report, Montgomery, Alabama: Southern Poverty Law Center, archived from the original on January 9, 2023, retrieved January 14, 2023,
When Morgan represented Alabama in Washington, D.C., following the Civil War, the former Confederate general-turned-grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan and six-term U.S. senator introduced and championed several bills to legalize the practice of racist vigilante murder as a means of preserving white power in the Deep South.
The police questioned Willie Mae, a single, 'middle-aged, stocky (woman with) straight hair and a plain face,' for the next six hours. When asked whether she set fire to the hospital's Central Building, Willie Mae replied, 'I don't know. I really don't know. I don't believe I did, but I could have.'
Morgan Hall, named for John Tyler Morgan, a former Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon...Holthouse, David (November 30, 2008), "Activists Confront Hate in Selma, Ala.", Intelligence Report, Montgomery, Alabama: Southern Poverty Law Center, archived from the original on January 9, 2023, retrieved January 14, 2023,
When Morgan represented Alabama in Washington, D.C., following the Civil War, the former Confederate general-turned-grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan and six-term U.S. senator introduced and championed several bills to legalize the practice of racist vigilante murder as a means of preserving white power in the Deep South.
Morgan Hall, named for John Tyler Morgan, a former Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon...Holthouse, David (November 30, 2008), "Activists Confront Hate in Selma, Ala.", Intelligence Report, Montgomery, Alabama: Southern Poverty Law Center, archived from the original on January 9, 2023, retrieved January 14, 2023,
When Morgan represented Alabama in Washington, D.C., following the Civil War, the former Confederate general-turned-grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan and six-term U.S. senator introduced and championed several bills to legalize the practice of racist vigilante murder as a means of preserving white power in the Deep South.
