Saturday, February 29, 2020

Alabama History & Culture News: February 29 edition




Here's the latest batch of links to just-published Alabama history and culture articles. Most of these articles are from newspapers, with others from magazines and TV and radio station websites. Enjoy!


Alabama's two senators introduced the resolution regarding Clotilda and ... (3) the Africatown Cemetery, where many of the individuals who survived ...


Fire Destroys Century-Old Church
NorthEscambia.com
Fire destroyed a century-old church about seven miles north of Flomaton Thursday night, and the  State Fire Marshal was called to investigate. ... structure on Pineview  Road and Pine Street were visible for miles.


 Voices: Johnny Long built a musical legacy at Troy University
Montgomery Advertiser
Lee High School's first band director, Johnny Long, left talks with a guest at Thursday's lecture at the  Department of Archives and  in ...




Don't miss Pattie and Josephine: Waiting in , a one-act play at Vulcan Park & Museum on ...
Bham Now
Lee has written scripts about Booker T. Washington, Virginia Durr, Alvin Vogtle and several other famous people from . In addition to ...

 



NYC students enjoy free performance of 'To Kill A Mockingbird' at Madison Square Garden
New York Daily News
The  was adapted for the stage by renowned screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and features Ed Harris in the lead role of Atticus Finch, an  ...




Alabama looking for 'bicentennial babies'
al.com
The “bicentennial babies” may receive a copy of “ My Home Sweet Home,” a children's  by  author Charles Ghigna, also known ...


This cozy little bookstore is one of Alabama's hidden gems
al.com
Then they'll start roaming the narrow aisles between shelves crammed with  on everything from the birds of  to the history of France, ...


Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival brings African culture to community
The Crimson While
“So when you have an event like this that celebrates not only Black  Month, but also women in , and the culture of  and this area ...


How the Southern Museum of Flight Takes Off
Birmingham Times
“You really learn the  of where everything came from, … where the stories came from, the  of America and , … the  of ...


The lost congressman: Sources for Jeremiah Haralson's remarkable life
 
https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/in-depth/news/2020/02/26/jeremiah-haralson-lost-congressman-alabama/2823015001/
Montgomery Advertiser
I first encountered Jeremiah Haralson as I worked on a story on  ... A recent walk around Selma's Live Oak  did not uncover any ...



ASU announces opening of third Selma to Montgomery March interpretive center
Montgomery Advertiser
Fifty-five years after the  march from Selma to Montgomery, the third and ... “I consider  State University the epicenter of civil rights and I ...


ASU recognizes 60th anniversary of sit-in protest
WTVY, Dothan
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) -- It's the last week of Black  Month, and  State University is recognizing some of histories bravest heroes ...
HistoryAlabamaGroup of Native Americans wants housing developers to stop construction on possible ancient ...
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University of South  graduates bring artistry to Mobile Carnival
Alabama NewsCenter
Mussell, who studied in what is now the art and art  department, has hired many South -trained artists over the years. Some went on to ...


Montgomery sit-in protesters remember  day 60 years later
Montgomery Advertiser
Three of 29  State College students who led the first sit-in protest in the state six decades ago on Feb. 25 when they refused to leave a ...


First African American female pilot in the  National Guard will be honored again
WBRC
(WBRC/AUSA) - First Lieutenant Kayla Freeman, 26,  National Guard, became the first African-American female helicopter pilot in the  .
..

State reviewing possible artifacts at construction site
Times Daily
The  Commission is reviewing reports of nearby residents and an Army archaeologist who raised concerns about items found near ...




Alabama-born Brooklyn artist displays work in Sunset Park gallery
News 12 Bronx
Alabama-born Brooklyn artist displays work in Sunset Park gallery ... Brown is also working on her  "My Selma," which recounts what life was like ...



Authors tell Turner's story
Selma Times-Journal
... his earlier works, “Cradle of freedom” which tells the story of  Civil ... Both Gaillard and Rosner commended the  illustrator, Jordana ...



Wayne Dean preserving  place in Mardi Gras history
Alabama NewsCenter
Wayne Dean preserving  place in Mardi Gras history ... The 700-plus-page  details the history of Joe Cain in  Port City.




Historic Alabama home makes its mark
Crestview News Bulletin
That's when members of the Crestview  Preservation Board ... Bush was born in Fort Deposit, , moved to Crestview in 1910 and lived ...

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