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PATRON + A former African-American slave who became a pastor reveals how he felt when he first acquired his freedom

Excerpt from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama – Their Leaders and Their Work copyright 1896 – In this transcribed excerpt, a…

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PATRON + Part III Alabama Great Southern Railroad – Alabama was the leading mineral state of the South in 1899

(Excerpts transcribed from Tuscaloosa Weekly Times, Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 12, 1899) Southern Railway and Alabama Great Southern Railroad REACH EVERY PRINCIPAL CITY AND PORT…

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PATRON + Greensboro furnished the State of Alabama with three early Governors and other prominent men

During its history, Greensboro has furnished the State of Alabama with three Governors.1 (Published in 1908) ISRAEL PICKENS, who was Governor from 1821 to 1825, was a resident…

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PATRON + Did you know that in 1869 there was a dramatic club made up of only men in Greensboro, Alabama?

The Greensboro Dramatic Association1 (This transcribed article was published in 1908) Nearly forty years ago—to be exact, in 1869—there existed in Greensboro an organization known as “The…

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PATRON + Part II Alabama Great Southern Railroad – Southern Railway brought settlers, industrialists & farmers to the South

(Excerpts transcribed from Tuscaloosa Weekly Times, Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 12, 1899) (Photograph of Engine of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad in front of a…

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PATRON + These veterans showed much dignity and respect toward each other as they put the Civil War behind them [vintage pictures & film]

On July 1-3, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg was fought during the Civil War. Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the…