Tag: Alabama history
Slave Dwelling Project Commemorates Black History Month at Old Alabama Town
The Slave Dwelling Project is coming to Old Alabama Town to observe Black History Month and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights March. On Sunday, March 1, Joseph McGill will present the Slave Dwelling Project at the Old Alabama Town Reception Center. McGill is a history consultant and the founder of The […]
Museum of Alabama
“If you know your history, then you will know where you are coming from.” — Bob Marley, “Buffalo Soldier” It’s especially validating when something lives up to the hype. It feels like you’ve gotten good advice, the reviews can be trusted, the thing is as good as advertised. I had no particular reason to be […]
Fired Up About Alabama
Baby, it’s cold outside. While we hunker down during these cold January days, we can get fired up about two February events about Alabama. On February 8, Landmarks Foundation and the Alabama Department of Archives and History present the next program in their “Cultural Crossroads XIII: Another Step to becoming Alabama.” The promo also lists […]
The Well Runs Deep
Author’s Note: For this blog post on MML, I asked Jeremy Adams to co-write by providing some background on the importance of the fountain at Court square to him and our city. Jeremy ran the Montgomery Street Coffee Shop, providing young people a safe place to hang out, exchange ideas, and dream about a brighter […]
Happy Bastille Day!
We know it’s not a conventional holiday here in the US, not the least because some people think it’s hilarious to make fun of the French, but we’re here to pitch Bastille Day (July 14) as a holiday that Alabamians need to get behind. First, there’s the matter of our French roots. France’s first contact […]
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