Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Alabama History & Culture News: August 10 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!



Project named for man killed in 1947 Alabama lynching gets federal funds
Multiple other sites in Alabama received grants through the program, including historic Black churches and sites linked to the civil rights movement. Note ...
Birmingham's Jordyn Hudson premieres documentary on youth and civil rights history
Houston Brown, former presiding judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama. Former Birmingham Mayor Richard Arrington. “Youth have always ...

"The Heathens" By: Ace Atkins
Ace Atkins Novel Features Dangerous Road Trip ... Don Noble's newest book is Alabama Noir, a collection of original stories by Winston Groom, Ace ...


Answer Man: What is the origin of the state's name, Alabama?
A: According to an article on the Alabama Department of Archives and History website, Alabama was the name of a southern Native American tribe in ...

Civil Rights Institute calls for increased security after historic marker destroyed
“With the support of Alabama Power, BCRI has made a commitment to work with the Alabama Historical Commission Preservation Office to replace ...

COLUMN: Old Recording Reveals Alabama Soldier's Lost WWII Stories
Tuscaloosa Patch Founder and Field Editor Ryan Phillips shares a personal tale about family stories that were thought to be lost to history.


Birmingham Public Library: Book Review: "The 5th Little Girl: Soul Survivor Of The 16th Street ...
Find out what's happening in Birmingham with free, real-time updates from Patch. Let's go! I feel we should celebrate Black History and ...


Group launches fundraising campaign for film about Alabama's voting rights activism
Transform Alabama wants its storytelling project to connect today's activists to the state's long history of movement foot soldiers. By. Micah Danney.


Army base unveils historical marker honoring Black soldier who was lynched on base 80 years ago
Felix Hall, whose body was found hanging in a ravine at the base on March 28, 1941. The Army Times reports that Hall grew up in Alabama and joined ...

Hunting 80-million-year-old shark teeth in Alabama's Black Belt
... of the ocean,” said Allie Sorlie, education outreach coordinator for the Alabama Museum of Natural History, which organized the fossil hunting trip.

Throwback Thursday: 1926 Rose Bowl, Alabama vs. Washington
Throwback Thursday: 1926 Rose Bowl, Alabama vs. Washington. Alabama's first appearance in a bowl game resulted in its first national championship ...

Grant awarded to preserve historic Lowndesboro school
This grant is one of 53 projects in 20 states (including 7 others in Black Belt Alabama) that the NPS will fund to help preserve sites and history related ...

Floyd Cooper, illustrator of Black life for children, dies at 65
... a celebrated children's book illustrator who explored African American experiences in stories rooted in history, like one about a boy in Alabama in ...


Plans move ahead on Helen Keller, Rosa Parks statues for the Alabama State Capitol grounds
It's not clear whether two women from Alabama who made history ever met. But it won't be long before Helen Keller and Rosa Parks – or, rather, their ...

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