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!
| Cheryl Head On Using Crime Fiction To Tell The Story of Her Grandfather's Murder The suspense novel was featured on the TODAY show and was a Book of the ... My Grandfather was shot and killed by police in Birmingham Alabama ... |
Pro Football Hall of Fame welcomes piece of Birmingham Stallions' memorabilia - CBS 42
The Stallions secured a spot in the inaugural USFL Championship by dominating the New Orleans Breakers in a 31-17 win Saturday night and a big ...
| Montgomery offers snapshots of the civil rights movement - Southern Poverty Law Center A visit to the city offers many chances to see where history happened. It's where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger ... |
| Bill Baxley's place in Alabama history | Home | southeastsun.com The 1970 governor's race between George Wallace and Albert Brewer overshadowed every other political race in the state that year. |
| Group says historic cemetery has been desecrated over a dozen times - WHNT.com A board member of the Living LaGrange Historical Association says the historic LaGrange Cemetery has been desecrated around a dozen times within ... |
| Alabama Man Builds World's Smallest Church Outside Mobile | Southern Living There's a tiny chapel in Semmes, Alabama, that's built to hold a whole lot of love. |
| Fate of historic Huntsville Five Points oak tree is unclear after outrage over plans to cut it down | News The city of Huntsville started to cut it down but neighbor's demanded they stop. Now the fate of a historic white oak tree in the Five Points ... |
| Opinion | A tribute to the legend Bill Baxley - Alabama Political Reporter Bill Baxley has a place in Alabama history. It is hard to believe that young Bill Baxley turns 81 this month. |
| 'Light Up Sloss' celebrates Birmingham's history, present and future - Alabama NewsCenter New energy efficient lighting will be a permanent nighttime feature at Birmingham's Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. % |
| Lilly Ledbetter + local author's book coming to the big screen - Bham Now Did you know the fair pay icon is from Alabama? From Possum Trot, Lilly Ledbetter grew up in poverty and then became a night supervisor at Goodyear ... |
| Go fossil hunting in Alabama at Union Chapel Mine Carl Sloan, secretary of the Alabama Paleontological Society, ... Center in Birmingham or the Alabama Museum of Natural History in Tuscaloosa. |
| The Little-Known Story Of Alabama Baseball's Historic 1950 Season | Tuscaloosa, AL Patch TUSCALOOSA, AL — It was arguably the greatest baseball team in the University of Alabama's history, but few still living are likely to recall that ... |
Tuskegee resident tells story of 'torn life' as an Indian immigrant in rural Alabama
June Samuel poses with a copy of her book “The Audacity to Carry On”. June Samuel knows struggle. Her parents moved to Alabama when she was 8 ...
| Samford University receives archives of Judson College, the oldest women's school in Alabama Hundreds of historical artifacts from Judson College are now part of Samford University's special |
| 'They felt that they deserved to be heard': What was early Pride like in Birmingham? Picture of the front page of the Alabama Forum's July/August edition in 1989 (Photo courtesy of the Alabama Forum). |
| 'Big Fish' sculpture is latest nod to Wetumpka film history - AL.com Wetumpka, known as a filming site of the movie “Big Fish,” has a new sculpture to celebrate its history. |
| LGBTQ archival group collecting pieces of Southern history in Birmingham Saturday A LGBTQ archival group will be collecting Southern LGBTQ memorabilia during a public event in Birmingham. |
| Alabama historian: Jesse Owens Museum an 'unsung treasure' | News - Moulton Advertiser Alabama historian, former Auburn University professor and Pulitzer nominee, Dr. James Wayne Flynt has high praise for the Jesse Owens Museum after ... |
| Historical Marker: Old Merritt School/Midway Community Center | News | unionspringsherald.com As stated in a previous article, 23 historical markers have been erected throughout Bullock County. With the help of the Historical Marker Database ( ... |
| ADAI is Accepting Century & Heritage Farm and Bicentennial Farm Applications ADAI created these programs to help recognize and celebrate family farms that have significantly impacted Alabama history and agriculture. |
| “Scapegoat: The Tommy Lee Hines Story” By: Peggy Allen Towns | Alabama Public Radio Her work was recognized in March by the Alabama Historical Association with the prestigious Virginia Van Der Veer Hamilton Award. |
| “Deep South Dynasty: The Bankheads of Alabama” By: Kari Frederickson Author Explores Lives of Alabama's First Political Family. ... by establishing and maintaining the Alabama Department of Archives and History. |
| Historic Alabama tower reopens to public after 20 years - al.com The historic Flagg Mountain Tower reopened in Coosa County his week, with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey in attendance. (Courtesy of Alabama Forestry ... |
| The Moth: a story-telling movement with a new book on narrative skills - Texarkana Gazette This year Burns, a native of rural Alabama, has co-authored a book, "How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The ... |
| Answer Man: What's the story behind a historic house in Abbeville? | Local News The house was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1976 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. |
Erie-area students walking in Black history as bus trip resumes after pandemic cancellations
It was 30 years ago that the Rev. Herlies Murphy of Community Missionary Baptist Church led nearly 100 young people from the Erie area to Alabama ...
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