Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Alabama History & Culture News: June 23 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!


Storms had scared the cemetery's landscape, weeds were having their way and ... John Griffin's grave had gone unmarked for many years until research ... He came to Alabama from Virginia or North Carolina before it was admitted ...


What should you read this summer? Carolyn Kellogg shares her picks
The book takes place partially in the Bay Area in California and partially and in the Huntsville area in Alabama. And it deals with a lot of issues that ...

Local author's new book seeks to offer solutions on income disparity
Gardner grew up in Alabama among the Bible Belt's poverty. When he moved to Oakland, Calif., to attend junior college and eventually major in music ...


Alabama loses high school football coaching legends Robert Gartman, Mac Champion
In 28 years as a head coach, his overall record was 242-91-1, according to the Alabama High School Football Historical Society. AISA executive director ...

BOOK REVIEW: 'Tightrope' focuses on hope for the poor
Kristof and WuDunn's book is about poor people in the heartland of America, including Alabama and other Southern states. The book covers the ...


Minerva Native assumes command of US Navy submarine
... the longest in Atlantic Fleet history. Burton, from Huntsville, Alabama, graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alabama in Huntsville with ...


Online panel on 'Alabama Noir'
Scheduled to participate in the discussion are “Alabama Noir” editor Don Noble and some of the writers who contributed to the book: Thom Gossom Jr.

The black and white of America's lynching history on display
Since its opening in 2018, news of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, has spread rapidly. More and more people I ...

Exploring Cherokee County's cemeteries
... gave more information about the early history of that portion of Alabama. ... According to the Cherokee County Historical Society, two people, ...

Wilbur Jackson & John Mitchell- Alabama's first Black football players
It wasn't until the historic matchup between Alabama and USC at Legion ... the Tide” shows how the game changed Alabama football history forever.


Alabama student filmmakers featured in Smithsonian documentary showcase
“I am ecstatic that our students were chosen to be part of this showcase,” said Jerald Crook, Alabama History Day coordinator. “Being recognized by ...

Face Behind Aunt Jemima Logo Considered Morristown's First Black History Teacher
Born in Alabama in 1903, Ethel Ernestine Harper had an incredibly sharp and inquisitive mind, graduating from college at just 17 years of age, her ...


Destination Alabama: Princess Theatre
The city now owns the historic building. But most people only get to see the lobby and theater from the perspective of an audience member.
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Alabama artists amplify truths and emotions surrounding George Floyd protests
Alabama artists amplify truths and emotions surrounding George Floyd ... art being created throughout Alabama that is recording Alabama's history:.

The Civil Rights Trail in Alabama
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. occupying places in history along with the firebombings and protests. From the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church to the ...

Alabama Gang's Red Farmer, Dale Earnhardt Jr. named to 2021 NASCAR Hall of Fame
Alabama's own Red Farmer, along with six-time Talladega winner Dale ... entertainment attraction honoring the history and heritage of NASCAR.

Why Wallace said no to the US Senate
This will never be matched again in Alabama history. Indeed, it would be difficult to find any U.S. senator in history with that resume. In short, Shelby's 33 ...

This Alabama cemetery has a memorial to 5 doctors who died in epidemic
As we continue to live in the strange conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, I wanted to tell the story of the heroes of Alabama's yellow fever epidemic ...



To Kill A Mockingbird and Huckleberry Finn books BANNED from Minnesota school syllabuses
To Kill a Mockingbird deals with racial injustice in segregated 1930s Alabama. READ MORE: Harry Potter books BANNED from school for 'risk of ...



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