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!
Leeds author turns family legends into fantastic fiction loosely based on Leeds She's a published author, poet, book illustrator, and artist. ... the life of a 1950s-era, multi-ethnic hillbilly family and community in Alabama. |
| Author explores lives of Alabama's first political family | DON NOBLE - Tuscaloosa News The book details the huge contributions of the Bankhead family and ... Kari Frederickson of the University of Alabama is a veteran historian of ... |
| Charles McGee, hero aviator of the Tuskegee Airman, honored at Arlington burial - CNN At one point, there was a military flyover that included Red Tail F-16's from the Alabama Air National Guard 187th Fighter Wing, a squadron ... |
Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles McGee laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetary The celebrated Tuskegee Airman from Bethesda died at the age of 102 and was one of the last airmen still living. His funeral was in Chevy Chase in ... |
| Veteran Alabama sportswriter Rubin Grant honored among 50 'sports writing legends' Grant had said he wanted to pursue a career as a sportswriter and his city editor thought he was crazy. “I asked her why and she said, 'Because you ... |
| Birmingham's Sloss Furnaces venue offers history, industrial aesthetic for The World Games 2022 Sloss Furnaces became a National Historic Landmark in 1981. (Michael Tomberlin / Alabama NewsCenter). Aaron Hauck and Jay Kasten stand in a frying ... |
Why Helen Keller story in history books is harmful to people with disabilities - Reckon South Every year, the town of Tuscumbia, Alabama, puts on a production of the “The Miracle Worker” at Helen Keller's birthplace, Ivy Green. |
| Body of sailor returns home to Alabama 80 years after death at Pearl Harbor - CBS 42 Among the remains that were recently exhumed in Hawaii from the USS California that sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was a Geneva ... |
| Ashley M. Jones, Poet Laureate of Alabama, recites work at Gadsden State Community College Ashley M. Jones made history in 2021 when she was named Poet Laureate of Alabama — the first Black poet to hold the title since its creation in ... |
| Book details history of Auburn aeronautics and aerospace engineering program ... of Aerial Navigationand#8221; to Alabama Polytechnic Institute engineering students in 1909, stirring interest in this new-fangled concept. |
| Alabama slave ship, Clotilda, receives renewed importance during Juneteenth - NPR ELLIOTT: Darron Patterson is president of the Clotilda Descendants Association. He says for too long, the slave history of Mobile was hidden. |
| Hepzibah Baptist Church in McCalla celebrates 175th anniversary Sarah Walters of the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission presented a certificate. “After the past couple years confronting all the chaos created ... |
| Never underestimate the “Power of One” | News | moultonadvertiser.com The group is responsible for the stately metal historical markers around ... For more information on this organization visit North Alabama History ... |
| When will repaired Lady in the Bay return to Alabama? - al.com READ MORE: This historic hotel is a snapshot of Alabama history. Barber also ordered a fiberglass Stonehenge replica, which is located in the ... |
'Heart of a small town': Thomaston dreams of converting historic school into lively community hub
When Connie Willamor steps out onto her big white house's front porch in Thomaston, Alabama, she can see a few things. First, she sees the old ...
| Johnson, historical society reclaim cemetery's fallen headstones - The Madison Record Madison Station Historical Preservation Society members and other volunteers who recently repaired headstones in Old Madison Cemetery included ... |
| Hueytown Baptist Church celebrates 50th anniversary Joyce Peters of the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission presented a plaque. “The 50th anniversary was a big celebration for our church as it ... |
| Historical Marker: St. James C.M.E. Church | News | unionspringsherald.com Reverend Jack McMillan was born on December 15, 1883, in Charleston, S.C., and died on January 23, 1902, in Midway, Alabama, according to the ... |
| Rediscovered documents detail Sojourner Truth's fight to save son in Alabama - CBS 42 It was a historic case of a Black woman seeking the release of her son from slavery prevailing in court against a white man. |
| These are the hottest temperatures ever recorded in each of Alabama's largest cities In the Birmingham area, the highest temperature ever recorded was 107°, set on July 29, 1930, according to historical data from the National ... |
| How a trans Birmingham man helped send his uncle to prison in the 16th Street Baptist bombing Petric Smith testified against Robert "Dynamite Bob" Chambliss in 1977 in the Birmingham bombing that killed four little girls. |
| Exploring the Clotilda, the last known slave ship in the U.S., brings hope - NPR The discovery of the ship on an Alabama river bottom has fostered a renewed ... A cemetery sits on a hill by the highway, gravestones facing east ... |
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