For a number of years I've been posting links to just-published Alabama history and culture articles in the "alabamahistory" group at Yahoo!Groups. Most of the articles are from newspapers, with others from magazines and TV and radio websites. You can subscribe to the emails there if you wish; I send out two or three a week along with relevant meeting announcements and so forth.
Here's the latest batch:
| Michael B Jordan, Jamie Foxx take on wrongful convictions, racism in 'Just Mercy'
... on the latter's 2014 book 'Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.' It tells the story of his fight to free wrongly accused Alabama death row ...
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| Local history: Akron hotel blocked orator Booker T. Washington from room
Local history: Akron hotel blocked orator Booker T. Washington from room .... incident in rebuffing the founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
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| Remember When: Andalusia celebrates Alabama Bicentennial
On August 29, 2019, Andalusians held the first official Alabama Bicentennial event sponsored by the Covington Historical Society, endorsed by the ...
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| Historic Building in Montgomery Transforms into SpringHill Suites
The building's historic charm has been intertwined with an urban and ... stunning views of downtown, the Alabama River and Riverwalk Stadium.
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| Police: South Huntsville property, centuries-old cemetery should contain six graves
Police: South Huntsville property, centuries-old cemetery should contain six graves .... Police said it's the second-oldest cemetery in the city of Huntsville. ... not allowed to until he had permits from the Alabama Historic Commission.
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On this day in Alabama history: Placekicker Van Tiffin was born in Tupelo
Van Tiffin was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on this day in 1965. He was was primary placekicker for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 1983-1986 and ...
| Theatre of Gadsden to perform The Miracle Worker beginning next week
... American Civil Liberties Union and stands out in Alabama's state history. ... That and the Alabama connection makes “The Miracle Worker” a fitting ...
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| Mulberry Heights School to receive historical marker
As part of Elba's Alabama 200 Bicentennial projects, an Alabama Commission Historical marker will be unveiled Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Mulberry ...
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| Pinson Council announces Palmerdale Homesteads community to be considered for historical ...
... our application for their historical status will be heard the 26th of September by the Alabama Historical Commission in Montgomery,” Sanders said.
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| Swampers guitarist Jimmy Johnson has died
... Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1974 hit “Sweet Home Alabama”: “Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers/And they've been known to pick a song or two.”.
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Remains of Pearl Harbor casualty identified as Bessemer man
Laurie signed up for the Navy in Alabama and was assigned to the USS ... the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, also known as ...
| Police investigating if Huntsville property owner knew he disturbed centuries-old cemetery
"you would have never, ever guessed there was a little cemetery here. ... was a cemetery there, he would need a permit from the alabama historical ...
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Michael B. Jordan and Brie Larson Star In 'Just Mercy' Trailer
Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were .... For the book, Stevenson also won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for ...
| ALDOT Hopes to Find New Home for Historic Bridges
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is planning to replace four bridges, three of which have been determined eligible for inclusion in ...
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| Red Bay welcomes Making Alabama exhibit
“This is not only a chance for us to learn more about the history of Alabama and its story of becoming a state, it also gives us a chance to showcase our ...
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On this day in Alabama history: Lewis Smith Dam was put into service
Alabama Power Company created Lewis Smith Dam and Lake to produce hydropower on the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River. The project was ...
| Tour of historic Byler happening Saturday
Byler Road was the first roadway authorized by Alabama after it attained statehood in Dec. 1819. The privately funded road came through Lawrence ...
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Huntsville property investigated for having unmarked graves
Huntsville property investigated for having unmarked graves .... police and the alabama historical society hired the tennessee archaeological research ...
Ruffner Mountain Featured In New Book
The book, "Back to Nature," tells the long story of the mountain's history and the efforts to ... 4 at 5 p.m. during a book signing at Alabama Booksmith.
| Loxley preparing for bicentennial celebration
LOXLEY, Alabama — Alabama will be 200 years old on Dec. ... including a history program for 35 Summer Day Camp children at Town Hall and ..
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On this day in Alabama history: Tuggle Institute was founded in Birmingham
Tuggle Institute was a privately-run charity founded by social worker Carrie Tuggle in Birmingham on Sept. 3, 1903. She wanted to provide safe ...
| Possible unmarked graves behind south Huntsville business leads to investigation
The Alabama Historical Society is overseeing the work. If graves are discovered, Johnson said the graves will either have to be fenced in and remain ...
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| 11 things you didn't know about UAB history
History of UAB. Most people know UAB was once an extension of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The Birmingham Extension Center of UA ...
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| On this day in Alabama history: The first Morrison's Cafeteria opened in Mobile
It introduced a new concept to serving food. The first Morrison's Cafeteria was opened by J. A. Morrison in Mobile on Sept. 4, 1920. The restaurant ...
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On this day in Alabama history: Legislation requiring driver's licenses approved
Approval was granted on this day for legislation requiring licenses for Alabama drivers and sanctioning the creation of a State Highway Patrol, which ...
| Alabama's Ruffner Mountain focus of new book
Ruffner Mountain, a landmark in the history of Birmingham's industrial rise, is the focus of a new book, ”Back to Nature.” The book tells the long, ...
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