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(Photo of George C. Wallace)

ON THIS DAY:

August 25, 1919: George C. Wallace is born in Clio. Four-time governor of Alabama, three-time candidate for U.S. president, George Wallace early in his career epitomized white resistance to Civil Rights demands in the 1960s. Almost killed by a would-be assassin in 1972, Wallace later recanted his segregationist views and was re-elected governor largely due to votes of African Americans.

August 30, 1813: Creek Indians attack Fort Mims in what is now Baldwin County, killing nearly 250 settlers gathered there for protection. The attack caused fear and hysteria among frontier settlers, who quickly raised militia companies to fight the Indians in the Creek War of 1813-1814.

August 30, 1908: Officials of the United Mine Workers (UMW) in Birmingham call off a bitter coal strike, prompting the Birmingham News to declare that the result would be "Prosperity in the Birmingham District." Workers had walked out of the mines in early July to protest wage conditions, and almost two months of violence ensued. As many as 18,000 black and white workers had joined UMW, but resistance by employers, intervention by Gov. B. B. Comer, and public dissatisfaction broke the strike and debilitated UMW's strength in Birmingham for years.

Today we added the following NEW ITEMS!

BIOGRAPHY SURNAME: ABERCROMBIE

WILLS: LEWIS

ALABAMA MEMORIES: GIFTS OF GOLD

Stand Up for Alabama: Governor George C. Wallace (Modern South)

We now have our E-books published  on Amazon

The same books are available in the Store , with photographs

New ALABAMA BIOGRAPHY!

JAMES JACKSON ABERCROMBIE (1825-1901) LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA – additional names - ANDERSON ABERCROMBIE, SIDNEY GRIMES, PARTHENIA ELIZA ROSS, ISAAC ROSS, NARCISSA WHITFIELD SLEDGE, FRANCIS ABERCROMBIE, JAMES ANDERSON ABERCROMBIE, ROSS ABERCROMBIE, JOHN CHAPPELL ABERCROMBIE, DORAN THORNTON, WILEY ABERCROMBIE

ALABAMA MEMORIES!

GIFTS OF GOLD by Clifford Dobyns

Alabama Pioneers Library- SURNAMES!

WILLS: JAMES LEWIS 1842 - TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA - additional surnames - DUNCAN, FEW, HOLLIS, HUDSON, LYON, MCCAIN, QUARLES, WEATHERFORD, slaves - ABRAM, BIG JIM, CHARLES, GEORGE, HARRIETT, HENRY, ISAAC, JAKE, JIM, JOE, JOSEPHINE, JUDE, LIAS, LOCK, MARCH, ANDERSON, MARCUS, MASE, NOEL, ORANGE, PERRY, ROSE, SALLY, SHELBY, WILEY, WILLIAM