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A historian calls Republican threats to defund Alabama Archives “fascist”

“Restricting marginalized history is textbook fascism,” historian Maigen Sullivan told APR.

July 10, 2023

The book is part memoir and part biography. It truly tells the intimate story of legendary author Harper Lee.

June 7, 2023

Utilizing an army of poor men forced to fight, Davis engaged in a war in which hundreds of thousands died to protect slavery.

June 5, 2023

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

May 17, 2023

The bill passed the House State Government Committee 9-3 with all of the white lawmakers voting yes.

April 17, 2023

All people may have been created equal. But all haven’t received equal opportunities or treatment.

March 10, 2023

The late British sculptor is responsible for three Montgomery-area statues dedicated to central Alabama veterans. He died March 26, 2022.

April 5, 2022

The push to ban divisive concepts in classrooms is designed to do one thing: kill real history and conversations that might bring us together.

March 16, 2022

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

December 29, 2021

People are ignorant about history, whether willful or not. And governments often facilitate that ignorance.

December 9, 2021