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News Articles: alabama

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama opens to the public April 26.

New Memorial Confronts History Of Racial Lynching

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice details a painful legacy in American history: the lynchings of thousands of African-American men, women and...

May 01, 2018
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

On Second Thought For Wednesday, April 18, 2018

What makes Vidalia onions so special that they get their own festival — and declaration as Georgia's official state vegetable? We asked Delbert Bland of...

April 18, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 5 more
The Chattahoochee River is one of the waterways at the center of a water crisis in the Southeast.

Tri-State Water Wars Overflow Into Tennessee

Georgia has been at war with Alabama and Florida over tri-state water use for decades . More recently, Tennessee entered the mix . The legal dispute...

April 18, 2018
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By:
  • Fenly Foxen and
  • Adam Ragusea
Host Tony Harris, left, with actor Clifton Powell, who portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in "Selma, Lord, Selma."

Actor Clifton Powell On Portraying King In 'Selma, Lord, Selma'

The 1999 Disney made-for-television movie, “Selma, Lord, Selma,” explores Martin Luther King Jr.'s later years in Selma, Alabama. The movie is told...

April 04, 2018
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By:
  • Tony Harris and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Pat Turner, left, hugs Anthony Ray Hinton as he leaves the Jefferson County jail in Birmingham, Alabama.

Exonerated After 30 Years On Death Row, 'The Sun Does Shine' For Anthony Ray Hinton

For nearly three decades, Anthony Ray Hinton lived on Alabama's death row. When he was convicted in 1985 for allegedly murdering two restaurant managers...

March 28, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Fenly Foxen
Doug Jones is greeted by a supporter before speaking during an election-night watch party Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. Jones has defeated Republican Roy Moore, a one-time GOP pariah who was embraced by the Republican Party and the President

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Georgia Looks To Alabama For 2018 Lessons

On this edition of Political Rewind: Georgia political leaders are examining the results of the Alabama senate race to determine whether there are...

December 15, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
In this Nov. 30, 2017 photo, former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally, in Dora, Ala.

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  • Politics

Georgia Could Benefit From A Roy Moore Win

On this edition of Political Rewind, as the Alabama Senate race heads to the finish line, President Trump rallies voters to turn out for Roy Moore,...

December 11, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks through the Capitol as lawmakers return to work after their Thanksgiving break to face unfinished business on taxes and spending, in Washington, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017.

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  • Politics

Critical Week For GOP On Capitol Hill

On this edition of Political Rewind, Senate GOP leaders are coming down to the wire in their efforts to pass the tax reform bill, but even as they...

November 27, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore walks out after he speaks at a revival, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, in Jackson, Ala.

Do Religious Voters Excuse Immoralty?

U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore has been accused of sexual misconduct by five women. Many high ranking Republicans have called on him to drop out of the...

November 16, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Emily Cureton

How Modern Medicine Was Born Of Slavery

Modern gynecology was largely born in the antebellum South -- because some of this country’s first gynecologists conducted experiments on enslaved women...

November 16, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Cureton and
  • Celeste Headlee
Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore during speaks during his election party, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala.

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  • Politics

GOP Leaders Non-Committal Following Moore Harassment Allegations

On this edition of Political Rewind, a bad week for Republicans is now even worse: accusations of inappropriate behavior by Alabama Senate candidate Roy...

November 10, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

Progressive Democrat Sweeps Birmingham Mayoral Race

Republicans have long dominated Southern politics. But this year, progressive candidates in the South begin to win state and local races. Birmingham,...

November 06, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Emily Cureton
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on the decades-long dispute between Florida and Georgia over water rights.

US Supreme Court To Hear Tri-State Water Wars Case

The Supreme Court says it will hear a decades-long dispute between Florida and Georgia over water rights. The justices on Tuesday issued a brief order...

October 10, 2017
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By:
  • Associated Press
Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., has been endorsed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Trump ahead of Tuesday's GOP special Senate primary.

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  • Politics

What A Week: Trump's Surprise Press Conference And Gubernatorial Developments

Jimmy Carter sings the praises of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams; but then says it wasn’t an endorsement and that he will back whoever...

August 11, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Some of Kathryn Mayo's Selma Portraits on display at Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga.

Antebellum Photos For Modern Southern Portraits

When Kathryn Mayo decided to pursue an art project in her hometown of Selma Alabama, she was afraid she might not speak the language anymore. “One of...

April 20, 2017
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  • Grant Blankenship
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