Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Alabama History & Culture News: February 8 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!


Sports journalist Doug Segrest's novel adapted into play - HooverSun.com
The Wetumpka Depot Players plan to perform the stage version of Hoover author Doug Segrest's "A Storm Came Up" in Wetumpka, Alabama, from Feb. 24 to ...


'Everybody can change': Autherine Lucy discusses name added to Alabama hall alongside former ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — At first glance, it'd be hard to guess Autherine Lucy Foster's place in Alabama history. At her home outside Bessemer, ...


Inside 'Little Korea' – One of Birmingham's poorest communities - al.com
Little Korea (Alabama Department of Archives and History/James Peppler). Little Korea.

Black worker at Confederate site raises race complaint | AP News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama welcomes visitors at the “First White House of the Confederacy,” a historic home next to the state Capitol where ...


Red Bay Museum preserves town's history, heritage | Lifestyle | djournal.com
RED BAY, Alabama – In the little town of Red Bay, Alabama, just across the Mississippi state line, stands a two-story brick building brimming with ...


Historical Blakeley Park in Spanish Fort will be making improvements, park director says ...
The park is located just off HWY 225 in Baldwin County. Being almost two thousand acres, it's also the site of Alabama's largest Civil War battlefield ...


Jim Peppler's Photos from the Civil Rights Movement captured Black history in Alabama - al.com
Few have chronicled Alabama history the way Jim Peppler has. The photographer was on the ground during the mid-1960s for the Southern Courier, ...


Rick Carter to release first book, 'Fables and Stories: Tales From an Alabama Troubadour ...
Rick Carter has opened his life to readers in his new book, “Fables and Stories: Tales From an Alabama Troubadour.” Carter started Telluride Band ...


LIST: These famous books were written by Alabama authors | WHNT.com
Some of the novels listed below are obvious inclusions like Harper Lee's “To Kill A Mockingbird,” but they are essential to any conversation ...


New movie theater coming to historic Birmingham steam plant property - CBS 42
historic steam plant building in downtown Birmingham will soon be developed with plans for a movie theater.


Jim Peppler's Photos From the Civil Rights Movement Captured Black History in Alabama ...
By Ryan Michaels. The Birmingham Times. Few have chronicled Alabama history the way Jim Peppler has. The photographer was on the ground during the ...


We're relaunching Alabama Vintage to tell an inclusive history of the state - YouTube
AL.com is relaunching its Alabama Vintage Instagram account to tell an inclusive history of the state and share the stories we've long left out.


Alabama officials receive complaints about Black History Month as state debates CRT ...
As Alabama lawmakers look to take up multiple bills in the coming weeks that would ban divisive concepts associated with critical race theory, Alabama ...

Alabama vintage: History and stories too long untold and overlooked finally brought to light - al.com
AL.com is relaunching Alabama vintage on Instagram to showcase photos and videos highlighting communities, cultures, and connections long ignored ...

“School kids need to drive over there and say look, that's a slave cemetery.” It's the largest slave cemetery in Alabama, Patricia said, but not only ...

Historical Markers: B.C. Courthouse Historic District | News | unionspringsherald.com
As I stated in a previous article, 23 historical markers have been erected ... and the information provided by David J. Gaines of Pinson, Alabama, ...


Preserving a Piece of Black History (Video) | Alabama Mountains
Rosenwald Schools became a pillar of the Civil Rights Movement. According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, one-third.


Original copy of historic MLK letter preserved in Alabama's Special Collections Library - WVUA 23
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Elise Anzaldua. Among the all the bits of history preserved inside the University of Alabama's Special Collections ...

Two filmmakers are exploring the role Birmingham, Alabama played on jazz musician Sun Ra in a new documentary.

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