| day of silence |
| Title | Day of Silence Materials |
| Date | 17 April 2009 |
| Description | The national Day of Silence is a student-led event during which people take a vow of silence to focus attention on the harassment of LGBTQ people. First organized by students at the University of Virginia in 1996, it spread to schools around the nation the next year. Since 2001, it has been sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). In 2009, the tenth anniversary of Billy Jack Gaither’s murder, students participating in Day of Silence events at The University of Alabama vowed to tell his story. |
| Donor | Gift of Kathy Jo Gaither and Vickie Saltzman |
| Collection | Billy Jack Gaither Collection |
| Repository | The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections |
| Related Items | Canvas Banner for Day of Silence ; “Breaking the Silence” Flyer ; Victims of Hate Vigil Flyer ; Poster for Billy Jack Gaither and Scotty Joe Weaver ; “No One Has That Right”: Poem about Billy Jack Gaither |