The Rosenwald Fund helped fund the construction of schools for African American children in Alabama. Between 1913 and 1937, 387 schools, seven teachers’ houses, and several vocational buildings were built with partial funding from the Rosenwald Fund.

American football, particularly at the college level, plays a major part in Alabama’s culture.

The capital of Alabama is Montgomery.

Alabama was under military rule from the end of the war in May 1865 until its official restoration to the Union in 1868.

Tuscaloosa served as Alabama’s capital from 1826 to 1846.