Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Alabama History & Culture News: February 2 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!


Learning Alabama history is a piece of cake: New book takes readers on a culinary tour
Author Monica Tapper will be signing her new book "A Culinary Tour Through Alabama History" on Feb. 3 in Montgomery.

Netflix, Obamas to distribute Africatown documentary 'Descendant' - al.com
'The Last Slave Ship,' Alabama author dives into Clotilda's history and his role in a historic discovery. For many independent films, ...

'The Last Slave Ship,' Alabama author dives into Clotilda's history and his role in a historic ...
In the book, “The Last Slave Ship,” Alabama author Ben Raines dives into the history of the ship Clotilda and the enslaved passengers who arrived ...


Cynthia Tucker: Teaching facts would bring knowledge, not guilt | Columnists | reflector.com
When I was a fourth-grader in the segregated schools of Alabama, I was taught history from a textbook called “Know Alabama.


Author showcases 'Forgotten Places' - The Troy Messenger
The Pioneer Museum of Alabama is a place for looking back at times, ... of the Pike County HistoricalGenealogical and Preservation Society, ...


Historical Markers explained | News | unionspringsherald.com
I have chosen to start with the Union Springs, Alabama Historical Marker, which is located in front of the Union Springs City Hall building ...


The remains, buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery in 1950, were disinterred in April 2019 and sent to the DPAA laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base ...

Alabama sculptor Clydetta Fulmer immortalizes pioneers in bronze
... Clydetta Fulmer with the bronze bust of suffragette Pattie Ruffner Jacobs she created for the Alabama Department of Archives and History.


Melanin Cafe – Opelika, Alabama - Atlas Obscura
Discover Melanin Cafe in Opelika, Alabama: At this coffee shop, each drink celebrates African-American history and luminaries.

The future of Dothan's historic Moody Building | WHNT.com
The future of Dothan's historic Moody Building. Alabama News. by: Alex Valdez. Posted: Jan 25, 2022 / 10:36 AM CST / Updated ...

Alabama Historian Mike Bunn talks early years in CVHS virtual program - Valley Times-News
He has written numerous books about Alabama in the first half of the nineteenth century. On Sunday, he discussed his new book, “Fourteenth Colony: ...

A Shipwreck Leads to a Reckoning - The New York Times
On Election Day in Alabama in 1874, Cudjo Lewis, Pollee Allen and Charlie Lewis ... What distinguishes Raines's book is not only the story of that ...


“Presidential Archivist: A Memoir” By: David E. Alsobrook | Alabama Public Radio
Alabama Historian Tells of Presidents and Their Libraries. ... The early chapters of this book, dealing with his training at Auburn's newly ...

The last American slave ship lies 20 feet underwater. Its legacy runs far deeper - Los Angeles Times
He discusses his book, "The Last Slave Ship," and the triumph and tragedy of its ... How important is it to persuade Alabama to excavate the ship?

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