The expedition of Hernando de Soto passed through Mabila and other parts of Alabama in 1540.
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Organized insurgent groups in Alabama included The Ku Klux Klan, the Pale Faces, Knights of the White Camellia, Red Shirts, and the White League.
The Great Migration led tens of thousands of African Americans from rural Alabama to seek opportunities in northern and midwestern cities, significantly affecting Alabama’s population growth rate from 1910 to 1920.
The Tombigbee District in Alabama covered the area within a few miles of the Tombigbee River, including portions of what is today southern Clarke County, northernmost Mobile County, and most of Washington County.
The first European settlement in Alabama was founded by the French at Old Mobile in 1702. The city was moved to the current site of Mobile in 1711.
The average annual temperature in Alabama is 64 °F (18 °C).
Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. It is also known as the “Heart of Dixie” and the “Cotton State.”
Alabama’s population increased from under 10,000 people in 1810 to more than 300,000 people by 1830.
if you’re talking to Americans, “America” is totally chill. If you’re in an international crowd, “the U.S.” is safer.
if you’re talking to Americans, “America” is totally chill. If you’re in an international crowd, “the U.S.” is safer.
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