Mrs. Gatlin tells about the many people that were sick in her community during the 1918 flu outbreak. Those that were infected were deathly sick and bed-ridden. Others were fearful that they too may become infected with the flu during this time....
Mrs. Boone, 100 year-old resident of Mobile, tells how her family was the only family in a small rural Alabama area that did not contract the flu during the 1918 flu outbreak. Mrs. Boone's family all became responders in her community. Her parents...
Mrs. Robinson, a 97 year-old resident of Clanton, Alabama gives her account of people staying home during the terrible times of the 1918 flu pandemic. As she recalls, "It wasn't just one family that was affected, it was entire communities." Ann...
In the diary, Blount discusses contemporary life, education, and family relationships. He also gives detailed accounts of his extensive travels during the period. A partial transcript is included.
Article from The New York Times that discusses reaction to an advertisement published by the paper, requesting funds for the legal defense of Martin Luther King, Jr. Alabamians are indignant about claims the ad made against state officials and...
During World War II, the Aliceville Internment Camp held 6,000 German prisoners of war. The camp received its first prisoners in 1942 and closed in 1945. The majority of the prisoners were captured in 1943 from the German Afrika Korps.
The act makes six provisions for dealing with the Cherokee Indian population of the state during the period of removal. First, it stipulates that U.S. citizens will not be allowed to emigrate to Indian reservations, include those Indians who were...
"Beautiful Negro Homes, Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham has many fine Negro residential sections, but none equal the homes on 24th Ave. North for beautiful lawns and flowers, especially during the azalea and dogwood season."
This photograph was taken during celebration of Tuskegee Institute's twenty-fifth anniversary. Front row, left to right: George McAneny; Robert C. Ogden; and Booker T. Washington. Middle row, left to right: J. G. Phelps Stokes; Lyman Abbott;...