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Alabama joined the United States in 1819 as the 22nd | Alabama joined the United States in 1819 as the 22nd state. In the [[American Civil War]] of 1861-1865, Alabama was one of the eleven states that seceded the United States to form the [[Confederate States of America]]. | ||
Historically, Alabama has | Historically, Alabama has a record of [[Race (biology)|racial]] tension. In the 1960s, [[Martin Luther King]] organized civil rights protests in Alabama and was once jailed in [[Birmingham]] (where he wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail"). Alabama was also the site of the notorious incident in which Governor [[George Wallace]] stood at a college gate blocking the entry of an African-American student in an attempt to halt [[desegregation]]. | ||
==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
After the Civil War, Alabama was a part of the [[Solid South]] that consistently supported the [[Democratic Party]]. However, after the [[Civil | After the Civil War, Alabama was a part of the [[Solid South]] that consistently supported the [[Democratic Party]]. However, after the [[Civil Rights Movement]] in the mid-1900s, along with other Southern states Alabama shifted Republican. Now, the state is considered a bastion of [[American conservatism|conservatives]] and the [[U.S. Republican Party|Republican Party]] dominates Alabaman politics, with both Senators [[Jeff Sessions]] and [[Richard Shelby]], Governor [[Bob Riley]], and an overwhelming majority of [[House of Representatives|representatives]] being Republican. | ||
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Alabama is a state in the southern United States. As of 2000 it has an estimated population of 4,447,100. Montgomery is the state's capital, although Birmingham is its largest city.
History
see Alabama, history
Alabama joined the United States in 1819 as the 22nd state. In the American Civil War of 1861-1865, Alabama was one of the eleven states that seceded the United States to form the Confederate States of America.
Historically, Alabama has a record of racial tension. In the 1960s, Martin Luther King organized civil rights protests in Alabama and was once jailed in Birmingham (where he wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail"). Alabama was also the site of the notorious incident in which Governor George Wallace stood at a college gate blocking the entry of an African-American student in an attempt to halt desegregation.
Politics
After the Civil War, Alabama was a part of the Solid South that consistently supported the Democratic Party. However, after the Civil Rights Movement in the mid-1900s, along with other Southern states Alabama shifted Republican. Now, the state is considered a bastion of conservatives and the Republican Party dominates Alabaman politics, with both Senators Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby, Governor Bob Riley, and an overwhelming majority of representatives being Republican.