Alabama
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Alabama Republican downplays pedophilia, defends Roy Moore
November 10, 2017If Republicans are truly worried about the moral degeneracy of the nation, they should start by looking inward—to their own party.
Read moreNew attacks on voting rights in Alabama
October 14, 2015Alabama has developed new ways to prevent African Americans from voting.
Read moreToday in labor history: Montgomery teenager refused to yield bus seat
October 21, 2014On this day in 1955, African-American Mary Louise Smith refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery Alabama.
Read moreCivil rights 2013: a cautionary tale from Alabama
August 23, 2013In July of 1963, I was preparing for my senior year at Nashville's Pearl High School. For me, news about the civil rights movement became an unsettling blend of darkest tragedies and heady victories.
Read moreToday in labor history: Freedom Riders attacked in Alabama
May 14, 2013On May 14, 1961, Freedom Riders were brutally attacked by violent, well-armed and organized mobs of Klansmen and other terrorists in Anniston and Birmingham, Ala., with the support of local law enforcement and politicians.
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