The new voter registration laws, particularly the cumulative poll tax, also disenfranchised poor white voters. By 1941, whites constituted a slight majority of those disenfranchised by these laws, with 600,000 whites and 520,000 African Americans losing the ability to vote.
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Alabama is part of the subtropical coniferous forest biome.
Most Native American tribes were completely removed from Alabama within a few years of the passage of the Indian Removal Act by Congress in 1830.
Historic snowfall events in Alabama include the New Year’s Eve 1963 snowstorm and the 1993 Storm of the Century.
Alabama is 23rd in the amount of surface water in the United States.
Winters in Alabama are generally mild, with average January low temperatures around 40 °F (4 °C) in Mobile and around 32 °F (0 °C) in Birmingham.
Yes, Alabama is prone to tropical storms and hurricanes, with areas far from the Gulf also being affected by heavy rain from these storms.
After seceding, Alabama joined the Confederate States of America, and the Confederacy’s capital was initially at Montgomery. Alabama contributed about 120,000 soldiers to the war effort, though few battles were fought in the state.
Alabama’s land consists of 22 million acres (89,000 km²) of forest, which is 67% of the state’s total land area.
In the Alabama language, the word for a person of Alabama lineage is Albaamo (or variously Albaama or Albàamo in different dialects; the plural form is Albaamaha).
Alabama doesn’t usually see much snow, but there have been some historic events that locals still talk about: February 1899 – The Great Blizzard of 1899 One of the most extreme winters in U.S. history. Parts of Alabama saw heavy snow and record cold temperatures. January 1982 – The Snowstorm of ’82Read more
Alabama doesn’t usually see much snow, but there have been some historic events that locals still talk about:
In general, most of Alabama gets light snow once a year, if at all, so any multi-inch snowfall is a big deal and remembered by locals.
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