Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Alabama History & Culture News: May 24 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!



Author offers insight on new book 'Alabama v. King' | FOX 2
Dan Abrams is the author of the book, “Alabama v. King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Criminal Trial That Launched the Civil Rights Movement.

Biggest cities in Alabama 150 years ago - WHNT
Eleven southern states seceded from the Union in 1861, instigating four bloody years of the Civil War and fundamentally altering the social history of ...

Alabama author Marlin Barton believes in the power of storytelling
Barton: The husband and wife in the novel are based loosely on my great-great-grandparents and I've drawn from a lot of family stories, history ...

Remember When: A child's history stories of Alabama - The Andalusia Star-News
An elementary school book, “History Stories of Alabama,” by Mrs. Pitt Lamar Matthews was passed along to me recently. It is dated 1929 and the ...



Historical society in Alabama finds a new location | State News | moultonadvertiser.com
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — The Etowah Historical Society will move to a new location in Rainbow City as plans are in place to tear down its most recent ...


Alabama historic Black church seeks a more secure future
Alabama historic Black church seeks a more secure future After 135 years, Homewood's Union Missionary Baptist Church is in need or renovation and ...


Preserving the Past, Building a Future - Opelika Observer
May is Historic Preservation Month, and with it came a continued fight to preserve and protect the historically designated George and Addie Giddens ...


Sun Ra House in Germantown gets historic landmark designation - PhillyVoice
The 19th century Germantown row home that served as the home of late jazz musician Sun Ra and his Arkestra collective has been designated a ...


Unlocking the Secrets of the 'Clotilda,' the Last Known Slave Ship | Smart News
Archaeological divers spent 10 days evaluating the sunken ship in the Mobile River, and took samples for possible traces of DNA.

Historic Huntsville to open free 'Rooted in History' exhibit honoring historical local women
Historic Huntsville Foundation will honor the city's women leaders of the 20th century in a new, free exhibit.

Mrs. Ora Lee Park, was a notable Alabamian - The Troy Messenger
The book was written and prepared by Dr. Frank L. Grove of Montgomery, who for 28 years served as executive secretary of the Alabama Education ...


Museum of East Alabama celebrates mural painted by Auburn University class
The Museum of East Alabama celebrated the creativity of Auburn ... celebrates local agricultural history and features imagery of historic ...


$3.6 million in federal funding split for Alabama civil rights preservation projects - al.com
The money comes from the National Park Service's African American Civil Rights Grant Program and is funded by the Historic Preservation Fund. This ...

Exploring the History of Alabama's Gulf Coast
Check out these historic sites and museums found throughout Alabama's Gulf Coast while visiting Gulf Shores & Orange Beach.

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