Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Alabama History & Culture News: July 20 edition

 


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!


Author bases book in Phil Campbell
After talking with friend Judy Hale about a town in Alabama where she grew up, Richardson-McGhee decided to set part of her book, “A Harlot's Hope ...


A Conversation With Author Of New Civil Rights Trail Book
Author Lee Sentell is among the nation's longest-serving state tourism directors, having led Alabama's agency for nearly two decades and he ...


Photos show historic moments of animals and humans flying to space
Photos show historic moments of animals and humans flying to space ... she was buried at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.


'The Wonder Years' Reboot Set in 1960s Alabama to Debut on ABC This Fall
Meanwhile, the historical context of the show gave it depth. Although Kevin didn't seem to realize the importance of the events taking place around him ...


'Sweet Home Alabama' Cast: Where Are They Now?
After winning over Jake (and moviegoers) in Sweet Home Alabama, the ... In 2018, she authored the book Whiskey in a Teacup, and the following year ...


'Dangling Between Heaven & Earth': Tuscaloosa's Violent History
Disclaimer: This story includes subject matter, language and accounts of violence that may not be suitable for all readers. VANCE, AL — Elmore Clark ...



Will Africatown State Park finally happen 36 years after the Alabama Legislature created it?
Ludgood, a commissioner since 2007, has spearheaded efforts to showcase the distinct cultural and historical significance of the neighborhood ...


Huntsville show 'Rooted in History' spotlights Alabama folk art including Jason Isbell
A new show and sale of Alabama folk art – much of it by Black artists – is bringing people to Harrison Brothers Hardware, a Huntsville fixture on the ...


Gorgas Baptist Church celebrates 100th anniversary
... on behalf of the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission, and David Miller, ... after lunch, and everyone present received a booklet of church history.


Birmingham group gets funds to assist civil rights sites
“By preserving Alabama's African American historical sites, we begin to craft a more accurate historical picture,” he said. “Alabama has some of the ...


Birmingham Mineral Railroad Signs Project points the way to Magic City history
Alabama NewsCenter is presenting a continuing series marking the 150th birthday of the city of Birmingham. RELATED: Birmingham birthed from ' ...


Novelist Joshilyn Jackson to keynote 16th annual Clarksville Writers Conference
Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 10 novels, including “Gods in Alabama,” “Never Have I Ever” and “Mother ...

He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Troy. An eternal flame illuminates his grave 24 hours a day. Appropriately, it is furnished by the City of Troy ...


Clarke County Historical Society resumes monthly meetings, schedule of speakers announced
Paula Webb is a tenured librarian at the University of South Alabama. Her first book was “Mobile Under Siege: Surviving the Union Blockade.”.



Living History Crew to drill Saturday August 7 at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The USS ALABAMA and USS DRUM Living History Crews will be in the park on Saturday, August 7, for their summer drill.

Head in clouds: 5-year-old Alabama boy writes first book
Head in clouds: 5-year-old Alabama boy writes first book ... Julius Alexander Marshall, of Mobile County, has published a book about weather that ...


Alabama elects first Black Republican to House in 140 years
I think they were looking for an outsider,” Paschal said in a statement. Insight by HackerOne: Download this exclusive e-book and learn how the idea of a ...


New novel shines light on incredible family story
It is fitting then that Fr Coyle's tragic death far from his native Drum in Birmingham, Alabama, 100 years ago next month at the hands of a Methodist ...

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