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  • Tags: the alabamian

Though much of the research found was uplifting in a sense, this joke posted under the section of the newspaper titled "Idiot's Delight" made it apparent that race relations in Alabama and thus Montevallo were still an issue.

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In this small editor's note, a student named Pat Harper notices connections between Alabama College students, who are all white women, and Alabama State College students, who are all black.

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This article refers to an old black janitor, Alec, who would traditionally ring an old laundry bell in Reynolds to signify the beginning and end of a semester. This was a very interesting and sweet article. It is inferred that Alec is no longer at…

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Song: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
Music Drama: This Freedom
Song: "Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley"
Song: "In Christ There is no East or West"
Song: "Messiah"

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This article includes a poll asked by 25 faculty, and 25 members from each class year. Participants were asked about issues within Montevallo and on a national level. When asked about if African Americans should be denied the right to vote due to…

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This article takes note of a survey done by John B. Knox's sociology class. Though the ideas may still seem out of date compared to present day, these ideas presented by students are shockingly progressive for 1940.
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