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The Climate of Alabama

Alabama (AL) is a state in the southeastern United States of America. Alabama has an illustrious history of slavery and racism. Cotton farming has always been an important source of income in Alabama. Although slavery has long been abolished, racism is still a major problem in Alabama and some surrounding states today. Racial murder, discrimination… Read More »

Alabama History Timeline

Long home to a variety of Indian tribes, the first Spanish explorer, Alonso Alvarez de Pineda, sailed to Mobile Bay in 1519. The British and Spanish remained active here, but the first permanent European settlers were actually French, arriving in the late 17th century. By 1711 Fort Louis (on the present Mobile site) was settled,… Read More »