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1870 map showing Clay County in Alabama. Harlan, Alabama. On February 27, 1886, Hugo Black was born at the Black home in the isolated southernmost section of Clay County in the Harlan community. He was the last of eight children born to Ardellah Black (Della) and William L. Black (W.L.).
Free printable topographic map of Harlan (historical) in Clay County, AL including photos, elevation & GPS coordinates.
- Interviewed by Martin Agronsky. Talks about the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. Medium Audio tape; 10.5” reel, 7.5 ips; duration: 9:40 Call Number/Physical Location
Aug 19, 2019 · Rank-and-file miners responded with a series of wildcat strikes, in 1964, 1966, and 1971, and in 1969 they won the great West Virginia Black Lung Strike, one of the few political strikes in U.S ...
John Marshall Harlan II (1899-1971) was a highly influential justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1955 to 1971 whose decisions and opinions aided the cause of the civil rights movement. In relation to Alabama history, he is best known for writing the unanimous opinion in favor of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ...
U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1957. During his 34-year tenure on the United States Supreme Court, Justice Hugo L. Black (seated in the front row, second from left) issued opinions on some of the most controversial issues of the twentieth century, including freedom of speech, school desegregation, and separation of church and state.
Harlan County government consists of a sheriff and 7 Supervisors. Two District Court Judges serve Harlan, Adams, Franklin, Kearney, Phelps and Webster counties and Three County Court Judges serve Harlan, Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Kearney, Nuckolls, Phelps, and Webster counties. Harlan County is on the southern border with Kansas.
