Here's the latest batch of links to just-published Alabama history and culture articles. Most of these articles are from newspapers, with others from magazines and TV and radio station websites. Enjoy!
| Remember When: The history of Johnson Park
Johnson came to Alabama where he began his teaching career at the Enterprise High School as coach and teacher. He served as Superintendent of ...
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New Adka community to receive historical marker
Coley has served as part of the Alabama Historical Commission since being appointed in 2017 by then-Gov. Robert Bentley. One of the many duties ...
'Big Fish' author Daniel Wallace visits Wallace State March 12
... Read book, “Big Fish: A Novel of Mythical Proportions,” and the 2019 Harper Lee Award recipient, is a nationally-recognized Alabama writer.
| Today in History, March 7: Civil rights march in Selma, Alabama violently broken up on 'Bloody ...
... of people in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" march of 1965, saying that America's racial history "still ...
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| Inside The Museum Preserving Selma, Alabama's Complicated History
The history of Selma, Alabama, is often defined as a long and tumultuous ... The book goes on to describe her capture — a rival tribe tried to make ...
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| Civil Rights: The Road to Selma's Bloody Sunday Clash Began 30 Miles Away
The protest in Marion, Alabama was sparked by the arrest of a minister who was leading efforts to register black people to vote. It ended with the fatal ...
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| History Professor Looks Back On Four Alabama Suffrage Leaders And Their Fight For The Vote
By Carla Davis. Alabama women today hold political office at local, state and national levels. In 2018, Alabamians elected Gov. Kay Ivey as the state's ...
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| A Pilgrimage to Montgomery, Alabama
I don't know precisely why this history strikes such a chord with me, but it does, even though I was born and reared in Santa Barbara and have lived here ...
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| History and Preservation Society making its mark on Lawrence County
Anne Newport Royall, born in 1769, to whom the historic marker is dedicated, relates her experience at Melton's Bluff in her “Letters From Alabama ...
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McCarter writes 'Pandamonium' to recount return of baseball in North Alabama
“He brings home our message of 'Minor League Baseball in a Major League way.' We are proud of this work.” McCarter has won “Alabama Sportswriter ...
| Wetumpka First Baptist Church to raze historic building damaged by tornado
"Alabama's archive was second only to Virginia's in its size and scope; unfortunately, nearly 40% of the buildings documented since 1935 have been ...
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| Women's History Month: 18th US Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin has roots in Alabama
Women's History Month: 18th U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin has roots in Alabama. By Donna Cope. March 5, 2020. Women's History ...
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| Historic Selma Pilgrimage Preparations Underway in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom–. The city of Selma will showcase another aspect of it's rich history soon. That's because the 45th annual Historic ...
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| 'Pandamonium' chronicles launch of Rocket City Trash Pandas
“Pandamonium: Engineering Pro Baseball's Return to the Rocket City,” a book chronicling the Trash Pandas' arrival in Madison, will be released in ...
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| The Legacy of George Wallace
Despite this history, Wallace's name still appears on buildings across Alabama – including in Birmingham, at the University of Alabama's Bell-Wallace ...
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| Remembering author Charlotte Miller, a victim of the 2019 Beauregard tornado
She was a regionally renowned storyteller who wrote the kind of old stories most Alabama writers don't anymore, according to Randall Williams, ...
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Huntsville Civil Rights driving tour
A lot has obviously changed in six decades, but the history last forever. ... had never gone to school together, in the history of Alabama,” said Hereford.
Bill would designate Alabama Black Belt a heritage area
(AP) — Alabama's Black Belt region would become a National Heritage Area ... historian's work preserves moments from Alabama's early history.
| Library event draws book lovers, features well-known writers
Library event draws book lovers, features well-known writers ... bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson who wrote “Gods in Alabama” and Thomas Mullen, ...
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Kenneth Jones' ALABAMA STORY Combines Homecoming, Debut At ASF
Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones on the ... to ban a gentle children's book, in which a black rabbit marries a white rabbit. ... The Montgomery premiere of Alabama Story is a true homecoming!
