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Love, sand cranes, and civil rights
This has….not been a good week for utilities in my neck of the woods. Because of heavy rains, flooding, and thunderstormy-drama, I’ve been without phone and DSL service since Tuesday, and the library has had to close for one day … Continue reading
Of Caesar, Aeneas, and Selma
This past week I’ve been dogsitting in the country, and if you’ve never enjoyed a rural sunset with a glass of wine and Chloe Feoranzo playing in the background, it’s an experience I can recommend. While I was away, February … Continue reading
Yesterday: Memories of Selma
Yesterday: Memories of Selma and her People© 1940 C.C. Grayson 155 pages (For want of a book cover, I’m including a photograph of Selma’s main street in the early 20th century, after 1891 but before 1926.) In the 1940s, … Continue reading
Odd Egg Editor
Odd-Egg Editor© 1990 Kathryn Tucker Windham170 pages Anyone who grew up in Selma, Alabama, prior to 2011 had heard of Kathryn Tucker Windham, and odds were they cherished her. A master storyteller, she inspired an annual Tale-Tellin’ Festival that survives … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, history, journalism, memoir, Montgomery, Selma
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Testing, testing
Last week I purchased a new phone, one of those modern miracles that can order a custom sandwich, rent a car, check a flight, and read me a book while also allowing Google and the NSA to keep tabs on … Continue reading
These Rugged Days
These Rugged Days: Alabama in the Civil War© 2017 John Sledge296 pages Although Alabama was not the site of as many bloody battles as Virginia and Tennessee in the Civil War, it was not a quiet backwater only troubled at … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, American Civil War, American South, history, John Sledge, military, Selma
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Selma 1965: The Photographs of Spider Martin
Selma 1965: The Photographs of Spider Martin© 2015 University of Texas; photography Spider Martin128 pages, 80 photographs During the 50th anniversary of the Selma March back in 2015, one of the more popular exhibits in the city was a public … Continue reading
Selma Shots
As a followup to my review of a recent history of Selma, I’d like to share some photographs of my hometown I took a few years ago (2010 – 2011) when I was trying to experience it as a tourist … Continue reading
Selma: A Bicentennial History
Selma: A Bicentennial History© 2017 Alston Fitts III384 pages On December 4th, 1820, the Alabama legislature granted a town charter to a burgeoning community established on a high bluff overlooking the Alabama river. The place, named after a cities of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, American Civil War, Civil Rights, history, race, Selma
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Images of America: Selma
Images of America: Selma© 2014 Sharon Jackson168 pages When I heard that the Images of America series had commissioned a book on Selma, I stood midway between excitement and dread. The series offers a pictoral recounting of small-town America, an experience … Continue reading
