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Alabama history

Big Jim Folsom: Alabama’s most uninhibited governor

Big Jim Folsom was the epitome of unbridled candidness.

July 26, 2023

Alabama’s first woman governor: Lurleen Wallace

It was 55 years ago in May 1968 that Alabama's first female governor, Lurleen Wallace, passed away.

May 17, 2023

Jabo Waggoner: an Alabama political icon

It would take a book to chronicle his legislative accomplishments and good deeds.

May 3, 2023

Alabama is a big front porch

Kathryn Tucker Wyndham would simply smile and agree that her adage lives on.

August 31, 2022

Special Alabamians: Harper Lee

Nelle Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, is one of the five most read and purchased books in history.

August 24, 2022

Legendary Alabamians: Howell Heflin

Most people who knew him well in Alabama and Washington simply referred to him as “Judge.”

August 17, 2022

A tribute to the legend Bill Baxley

Bill Baxley has a place in Alabama history. It is hard to believe that young Bill Baxley turns 81 this month.

June 29, 2022

Fob James’ story, 1978 governor’s race

Governor Fob James' first election as governor in 1978 is one for the record books.

April 6, 2022

Willie Edwards Jr.: The Klan sought to erase his memory, his family made sure it endured

Ultimately, his killers were never convicted of his murder, but Wille Edwards Jr.'s memory lives on.

March 29, 2022

90 years on: Remembering the Scottsboro Boys

Their legacy endures in several U.S. Supreme Court decisions recognizing Americans have the right to receive effective legal counsel.

December 29, 2021