Saturday, May 7, 2022

Alabama History & Culture News: May 7th 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!

It was Giddens' gift to the community he cared for. February of this year, Giddens Cemetery was listed on the Alabama Historical Registry.

Parent challenges book available to fourth graders at Keokuk school library - Tri States Public Radio
... who were falsely accused of raping two white women while on a train traveling near Scottsboro, Alabama in 1931. The book chronicles how the ...
[The book is "The Scottsboro Boys" by Alabama author James Haskins]


Judson College archives donated to Samford's Special Collection for preservation
The historical archives of Judson College in Marion will be safe, ... and add it alongside Samford's history as well as Alabama Baptists' history.


Museum of East Alabama holding mural dedication ceremony May 12
The agricultural mural is sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities and the Department of Art & Art History at ...


Author pens romance series set in 'Cypress Bayou,' ie Natchitoches
Sands made her debut with her Alabama series in 2015, beginning with “Again, Alabama,” a Southern romantic women's fiction novel, that was followed by ...


[HTML] Antebellum Alabama Plantation in Ruins

YOU CAN, EFFS Stands
… The walls of these ruins contain the history of the largest what was once the
largest plantation in this section of Alabama, that at its height, … With very few
comprehensive accounts available on the history of this site, I set out to find as much …


3-D Scans Reveal Gigantic Native American Cave Art in Alabama | History | Smithsonian Magazine
History | May 3, 2022 7:02 p.m.. 3-D Scans Reveal Gigantic Native American Cave Art in Alabama. A new analysis identifies four life-size human figures ...


Selma's Brown Chapel AME is nation's most endangered historical structure, needs $5 ...
The iconic 114-year-old Selma church, where voting rights organizers gathered on that Sunday in March 1965 before being bloodied by Alabama state ...


During the Civil War, The Union Army confiscated Confederate General Robert E. Lee's land and turned it into what is now Arlington National Cemetery.


Lionel Richie to headline, join other Alabama stars in The World Games Closing Ceremonies
The Opening Ceremonies – set for July 7 at Protective Stadium –will be a colorful celebration of sport and Birmingham history. Sponsored by Alabama ...


Novel details adventures of a literate private investigator | DON NOBLE - Tuscaloosa News
“Bye Bye Baby,” set in Boston, is the 50th Spenser novel, and the 10th by Alabama author Ace Atkins, who, all the while, is writing his highly ...

Alabama Shipyard: On the Mobile waterfront, a sleeping giant has awakened - al.com
Deep History. The Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company was founded in 1916 via the consolidation of several smaller drydock companies, ...

'To Kill a Mockingbird' a must-see for all, starring Richard Thomas of John-Boy fame
... Alabama, in Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of Harper Lee's classic ... In a departure from the long depictions of childhood play in the book, ...


Birmingham author explores motherhood during a pandemic in 'More than a Mom'
What are ways mothers can model self-care, for themselves and the families they love? Kari Kampakis explores these questions in her latest book, “More ...

Here's the book on a legendary Alabama barbecue joint - al.com
Van Sykes, one of the legends of Alabama barbecue, has just published a new book about the history of Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q, the venerable Bessemer ...


New round of Clotilda exploration work to begin Monday - al.com
According to information released Thursday by the Alabama Historical Commission, the commission and Resolve Marine plan to begin a 10-day ...


How 2 independent bookstores survived the pandemic - thehomewoodstar.com
Alabama Booksmith appeals to a niche community around the world, specializing in signed first edition books, which helped the bookstore sustain ...


The Pioneer Museum of Alabama gets set to bring history to life in May - The Troy Messenger
The Pioneer Museum of Alabama will present a living history event and battle reenactment in May at the second annual Thunder on the Three Notch.

“Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America's Revolutionary Era” By
“Fourteenth Colony” is a book of history the common reader can really enjoy. ... Fort and the author of many books and articles on early Alabama.

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