Here's the latest batch of links to just-published Alabama history and culture articles. Most of these items are from newspapers, with others from magazines and TV and radio station websites. Enjoy!
Did you know this Alabama singer is on a classic Pink Floyd album? According to the book “Comfortably Numb: A History of 'The Wall' - Pink Floyd 1978-1981,” by authors Vernon Fitch and Richard Mahon, she's also on ... |
| Alabama author Brandon Taylor's debut novel 'Real Life' named to Booker Prize Shortlist Judges received the books for both the Booker Prize and International Booker Prize in a PDF format, and in April, the awards announced the nominees ... |
| LAAC to host book signing for Glenn Wills His book, Forgotten Alabama, is a collection of these photographs in celebration of Alabama's 200th year as a state. Gallery assistant Amy Bowers ... |
Rosa Parks' house going on display in Italy
Artist Ryan Mendoza has been campaigning for more than five years to draw attention to the historic value of the home, where Parks lived for a short time ...
| 'No Trouble Here': Can Mobile, Alabama Own Up to Its Lynching Legacy? “We must know and embrace this history as our own.” As chair of the University of South Alabama's History department, David Messenger recognizes ... |
| New mural honors west Montgomery and its rich history Hundreds of people marched past where his studio is located in 1965, headed toward the Alabama Capitol to protest for better voter access to the ... |
| Thank you, Enterprise, for great memories, better people I knew of Enterprise, but had never ventured in this part of Alabama as a kid growing ... Unfortunately, that means I'll be leaving southeast Alabama. ... want to thank Elba's Johnny Dyess, who allowed me to do my first book (book No. |
| Meet the Alabama man who makes old typewriters new again “There is a percussive quality to writing sometimes, you know,” Hanks told journalist Lee Cowan on “CBS Sunday Morning” when his book came out. “If ... |
| JF Drake Middle School awarded bicentennial plaque Drake put together an amazing two-day exhibit that allowed students to really showcase their skills when it comes to sharing Alabama history.” The ... |
| 'I Wish for Gayfers': Memories of beloved Mobile department store surface as redevelopment evolves A plan is in the works to combine historic tax credits, low-income housing credits ... According to Alabama Historical Commission records, the Gayfers ... |
Alabama Moon Alabama Moon is a 2009 American coming-of-age film starring Jimmy Bennett and John Goodman, based on the book Alabama Moon by Watt Key. |
Local author to appear on ESPN's College GameDay to discuss historic Alabama-USC game Alabama versus Southern Cal, 1970. It is considered a game that changed college football in the South. “I think it's hard to find projects that have ... |
'Mockingbird' stands the test of time Everyone knows the classic book is about the Finch family and centers on lawyer ... It's also a play staged in Monroeville, Alabama, (Lee's hometown). |
Historic Alabama theaters launch GoFundMe campaign to stay open BIRMINGHAM — The COVID-19 pandemic has hit two downtown Birmingham theaters hard this year. The Alabama Theatre and Lyric Fine Arts Theatre ... |
| Pioneer Park open for Second Saturdays ... on the campus that showcase plants and crops related to Alabama history, ... Pioneer Day is sponsored by the Lee County Historical Society and the ... |
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