Tag: history
Anne-Marie Adams, Former Jefferson County Circuit Clerk, Dies at 77
The Birmingham Times
Former Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Anne-Marie Adams, who served as clerk from 2000 to 2018 has died. She was 77.
A funeral mass...
Jim Baggett, Birmingham (AL)’s Foremost Historian, to Retire on June 23
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
For historians, authors, researchers, academics, or anyone else looking for information about city of Birmingham history, the road usually leads...
Juneteenth Celebrations Kickoff Across Birmingham With Calls For Unity, Music, Awards
By Ryan Michaels and Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Juneteenth Weekend in Birmingham kicked off with a luncheon at the Harbert Center in downtown on...
Business Icon A.G. Gaston Could Get Birmingham Street in His Honor
Alabama News Center Staff
As Birmingham continues to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the civil rights campaign that led to the dismantling of the city’s legal...
‘Within a Week … I Knew He Was Going to Be...
BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY
Special to the Birmingham Times
“You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...
Alabama’s ‘Culture of Removal’ Takes Toll on Black Students
By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | stryens-fernandes@al.com
CJ wanted to take his mom to prom. He wanted to have his parents walk him out to the mound on...
Chervis Isom, Longtime Birmingham Civic Leader, Dies at 84
By Joseph D. Bryant | jbryant@al.com
Chervis Isom, the author, longtime Birmingham attorney, and mainstay of civic engagement, has died.
Isom died unexpectedly while overseas Thursday. He...
Black-Owned Hotel Razed; Was Safe Haven During Segregation
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi hotel that gave Black travelers safe lodging during segregation and once welcomed such notables as the Rev. Martin...
Historic Masonic Temple in Birmingham Receives Mellon Grant to Preserve Artifacts
pearlbridgestrategies.com
The Prince Hall Legacy Foundation of Alabama was recently awarded a $670,000 grant by the Mellon Foundation to preserve artifacts and memorabilia from the...
First Black Woman Named to lead U. of Alabama’s The Crimson...
thecrimsonwhite.com
After serving in multiple positions at The Crimson White and as the current editor-in-chief of Nineteen Fifty-Six Magazine, a Black student led magazine on the...