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'''Alabama''' is a state of the southeast [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]]. It was admitted as the 22nd state in [[Year Admitted:=1819|1819]]. Alabama was first explored by the Spanish, and the southern section was claimed by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase (1803). Montgomery is the capital and Birmingham the largest city. Population: [[Population:=4,550,000|4,550,000]].

[[Category:Society/Ethnicity/The_Americas]]'''Alabama''' is a state of the southeast [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]]. It was admitted as the 22nd state in [[Year Admitted:=1819|1819]]. Alabama was first explored by the Spanish, and the southern section was claimed by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase (1803). Montgomery is the capital and Birmingham the largest city. Population: [[Population:=4,550,000|4,550,000]].

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== History ==

== History ==

World War II led to expansion of the state's agricultural and industrial production, and installation of several military training sites, including Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville —which launched the United States into the space age.

World War II led to expansion of the state's agricultural and industrial production, and installation of several military training sites, including Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville —which launched the United States into the space age.

During the 1950s and 1960s, agriculture and industry became more diversified, requiring fewer agricultural workers who were forced to seek employment in urban areas outside the state. Alabama faced serious racial questions during the time period.  When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, the 381-day bus boycott brought the Civil Rights movement to the front page of newspapers across the country.

During the 1950s and 1960s, agriculture and industry became more diversified, requiring fewer agricultural workers who were forced to seek [[employment]] in urban areas outside the state. Alabama faced serious racial questions during the time period.  When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, the 381-day bus boycott brought the Civil Rights movement to the front page of newspapers across the country.

In 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision ruling racial segregation in public elementary and secondary schools unconstitutional, and the decision was followed by an intensification of racial tension (see integration). Alabama has witnessed many civil-rights protests, including a year-long black boycott of public buses in Montgomery in 1955–56 to protest segregated seating and a Freedom March from Montgomery to Selma led by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965.

In 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision ruling racial segregation in public elementary and secondary schools unconstitutional, and the decision was followed by an intensification of racial tension (see integration). Alabama has witnessed many civil-rights protests, including a year-long black boycott of public buses in Montgomery in 1955–56 to protest segregated seating and a Freedom March from Montgomery to Selma led by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965.

* At the Battle of Mobile Bay Admiral David Farragut issued his famous command, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed  ahead." The event occurred on August 5, 1864.

* At the Battle of Mobile Bay Admiral David Farragut issued his famous command, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed  ahead." The event occurred on August 5, 1864.

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