By 1903, only 2,980 African Americans were registered to vote in Alabama, despite at least 74,000 being literate. This was a sharp decline from the more than 181,000 eligible to vote in 1900.
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Alabama has a total area of 52,419 square miles (135,760 km²).
Alabama receives an average of 56 inches (1,400 mm) of rainfall annually.
The Alabama Territory was created by the United States Congress on March 3, 1817.
Historic snowfall events in Alabama include the New Year’s Eve 1963 snowstorm and the 1993 Storm of the Century.
Alabama ranks fifth in the nation for the diversity of its flora, with nearly 4,000 pteridophyte and spermatophyte plant species.
During Reconstruction, Alabama was represented in Congress by three African-American congressmen: Jeremiah Haralson, Benjamin S. Turner, and James T. Rapier.
Alabama declared its secession from the Union on January 11, 1861.
Indigenous peoples of varying cultures lived in Alabama for thousands of years before European colonization. These included tribes involved in trade with northeastern tribes by the Ohio River during the Burial Mound Period (1000 BCE – 700 CE) and ...Read more
Alabama was admitted as the 22nd state on December 14, 1819.
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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