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!
| Alabama pastor leads church that survived the Tulsa Race Massacre 100 years ago After the riot, the church hosted the graduation ceremony for Book T. Washington High School. The church did sustain some damage and was later ... |
| Birmingham birthed from 'weeds and briars' 150 years ago today From “Jefferson County and Birmingham, Alabama: Historical and Biographical ... In “The Valley and the Hills: An Illustrated History of Birmingham and ... |
| 7 vintage Alabama homes and the fascinating history behind them “I've always been into Southern history and architecture,” the Florence-based mortgage underwriter explains. “I love to explore off the beaten path.”. |
| Filmmaker releases details about new book It is a film about the integration of Alabama football and basketball teams. Now, he has written a biography about Bob Gilliland, the first man to fly the ... |
| Oak Ridge Boys' William Lee Golden writes book Golden's book, “Behind the Beard,” covers his childhood in Alabama, his time with The Oak Ridge Boys, what his first wife said when he was unfaithful, ... |
| First American woman killed in line of duty in World War II died in Alabama She was buried beside several family members in the cemetery at the Stateline Methodist Church just across the Alabama line. Easter was remembered ... |
| Help tell the stories of 7000 Alabama WWII casualties He was buried there, before being returned to Pleas Mount Cemetery in Gurley in 1949. Pvt. James Samuel Birchfield died in Italy as a medic in ... |
| Alabama's Tyner Rushing to play 'Bama born badass' in new Chris Pratt series The series, based on a best-selling novel by Jack Carr, focuses on James Reece, a Navy SEAL “who has nothing left to live for and everything to kill ... |
| Child publishes a book in Huntsville In Connecting North Alabama, WAAY 31 introduced the "Every Child has a Story" non-profit organization. On Sunday, one of the authors from the ... |
| Monroeville author releases debut novel, 'The Souls of Clayhatchee' For example, his grandparents grew up in Alabama. "This is one of my favorite novels on my book shelf!" |
| Have you visited the Bessemer Hall of History? The facility is housed within the old Alabama Great Southern Railroad depot, a historic train depot that served passengers from 1916 until the late ... |
| Huntsville museum salutes military history and service members' sacrifices Other collections include individual medals, military vehicles and aircraft. Visitors can even “go aboard” Alabama's “40&8” World War I French military ... |
Timeline of Birmingham's 150-Year History
–During a mass meeting at Birmingham's Sardis Baptist Church, Shuttlesworth and other local black ministers establish the Alabama Christian ...
Oldest Alabama HBCU, Talladega College considering reviving football program
“The year 2021 marks the one-hundred-year anniversary of our historic back-to-back championship win,” said Hawkins in a press release. “Given the ...
| Mount Hebron East Baptist Church celebrates 125th anniversary Ralph Foster, a commissioner for the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission, presented the church with a certificate during the anniversary ... |
60 Years Later, Freedom Riders Roll into Birmingham
The Freedom Rights Museum is a historic property of the Alabama Historical Commission. It is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. “Having the bus ...
| ALDOT installs Trail of Tears national historic signs in Limestone County The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has authorized a local resident with the Trail of Tears Association to display official national ... |
Rooster Bridge a Unique Part of Demopolis History
From the West Alabama Newsroom–. The Rooster Bridge near Demopolis was originally built 102 years ago. It's construction closed the only gap in a ...
| Ryan Morrison makes a living as a bagpiper… in Alabama And his weekends are busy performing at weddings and funerals, where the lone bagpipe never fails to give listeners chills. “Amazing Grace” is the ... |
| Fuller wraps up book tour in Chambers County Since the start of March, Fuller and the Alabama Forestry Association have been going to different elementary schools promoting “Lucy Meets a Logger.” ... |
| Old Monroe County Courthouse An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Been Here? 1. |
| African American genealogy researcher, Southern photography historian to headline MSU ... Robb is author of “Shot in Alabama: A History of Photography, 1839-1941” (University of Alabama Press, 2017) and is writing a book about A.C. Oxford ... |
| Markers to Honor Fight for Female Suffrage in Alabama The fight to allow women to vote in Alabama will be recalled in a series of historical markers across the state. By Associated Press. |. May 22, 2021. |
| Purple marker shows where Alabama women made history State and local leaders dedicated a new historic marker in downtown Huntsville Wednesday marking the complicated battle of Alabama women for the ... |
| Alabama Freedom Riders recall their fight for equal treatment Two Birmingham natives who participated 60 years ago in the historic Freedom Rides told their stories to an inquisitive and admiring crowd ... |
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