Thursday, September 30, 2021

Alabama History & Culture News: September 30 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. Some articles may be behind a paywall. Enjoy!


The Kelly's new exhibit focuses on state's Native American heritage | News | thewetumpkaherald.com
... an opportunity to discover the art and history of Alabama's native tribes. ... historic items and native handicrafts from the Alabama's Native American ...


UAB receives $100 million, largest gift in history, for medical school - al.com
Dr. Marnix Heersink, an eye surgeon and entrepreneur, and his family have made the largest gift in the history of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Alabama journalist explores death penalty, local newspapers in new novel 'Tell it True' - CBS 42
Lockette calls the novel–his second–a “north Alabama book.” “There's a landscape that people here would recognize,” saiid Lockette, who grew up in Jacksonville ...

Canebrake Players celebrate 40 years of entertainment on Demopolis stage
Spring 1982 saw a move to the auditorium at the old school on Main Avenue. ... Since that time, a grant from the Alabama Historical Commission made possible ...


New Alabama monument honors slaves subjected to experiments | TheHill
Browder told the AP that she believes the statue is important to reflecting the full history behind medical advancements in gynecology and the sacrifices of ...


Alabama Museum of Natural History introduces permanent freshwater mussel exhibit - The ...
The Alabama Museum of Natural History is joining forces with UA faculty members for its new freshwater mussel exhibit. Carla Atkinson, a professor of ...


Alabama statues honor slaves subject to experimental surgery | The Olympian
But he also conducted experimental surgery without anesthesia on enslaved African-American women between 1845 and 1849. Indigenous Affairs. Weekly roundup of ...


Author Janet D. Cook's new book “The Life She Lived” is an evocative collection of poetry ...
Janet D. Cook, a lifelong resident of Alabama, has completed her new book “The Life She Lived”: a poignant poetic journey through the happiness and ...


Alabama café customers learn Black history while ordering - SFGATE
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Catrice Hixon named her new Opelika coffee shop Melanin Café, and she wants people to understand the significance of it.

MADISON, Ala. — A local Eagle Scout candidate and his fellow scouts spent Saturday morning restoring an historic cemetery in Madison.


DON NOBLE: Characters seek answers to mysteries of family and race - Tuscaloosa News
“Children of Dust” is an impressive, serious novel and I hope will find the serious, patient readers it deserves. Don Noble's newest book is Alabama Noir, a ...
[New novel by Alabama author Marlin Barton]

How Ashley M. Jones Became the Most Influential Poet in Alabama - al.com
As Alabama's Poet Laureate, Jones is already making plans. ... Jones considers her latest book her strongest and most authentic work.

Birmingham native and NYC executive, Kathryn Tuggle, to publish first book - Bham Now
Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Tuggle has become an inspiring professional woman in New York City. Keep reading to find out when she's publishing her ...

Clotilda Descendants Association is an Alabama Bright Light shining on a dark history ...
Nearly 160 years ago, a wooden ship entered Mobile Bay to deliver the last-known and illegal shipment of 110 African slaves to the U.S..
Could football at Alabama's historic Talladega College make a comeback? - Alabama NewsCenter
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. September 24, 2021. Could football at Alabama's historic Talladega College make a comeback? Allen McQueen, librarian at Talladega ...


Mellon Foundation to help fund restoration of historic A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham ...
Alabama NewsCenter is presenting a continuing series marking the 150th birthday of the city of Birmingham. RELATED: Birmingham birthed from 'weeds and briars' ...

“I'm done proving myself”: Alabama's new poet laureate muses on her love of art and the ...
Jones is interested in using this position to help Alabama confront its history, and she's passionate about spreading art and the use of poetry in healing. “ ...


Why 'The Wonder Years' Premiere Ended With That Historical Tragedy - The Wrap
Even though the new “Wonder Years” centers on a middle-class Black family in 1968 Alabama and dives into topics like racism and desegregation in schools, ...


Ramsay High grad sheds light on Alabama's racial violence in new play at Red Mountain Theatre
The Jefferson County Memorial Project (JCMP), composed of over 40 community partners, researches the untold history of lynching in the county and the ...

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