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Line 1: − {{USState+ − |name=Alabama − |flag=Alabama_State_Flag.gif − |motto=Audemus jura nostra defendere (We dare defend our rights) − |nick=Heart of Dixie; [[Camellia]] State − |capital=Montgomery − |language=English − |governor=Robert Bentley − |gparty=Republican − |senator2=Jeff Sessions − |s2party=Republican − |s2phone=(202) 224-4124 − |s2email=http://sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ConstituentServices.ContactMe Contact − |senator1=Richard Shelby − |s1party=Republican − |s1phone=(202) 224-5744 − |s1email=mailto:senator@shelby.senate.gov Contact − |population=4,500,752<ref>http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-South/Alabama.html</ref> − |date=December 14, 1819 − }} − '''Alabama''' is located in the Southeastern region of the [[United States]] and on December 14th, 1819 it became the twenty-second state to enter the union. − ==Civil War History==+ − Alabama seceded from the union and on January 11th, 1861 and on February 8th of that year became one of founding members of the [[Confederate States of America]]. After the [[American Civil War]], Alabama was readmitted into the union in 1868.+ − − ==Alabama Politics== − − The capital of Alabama is [[Montgomery]] and its largest city is Birmingham. Alabama is a [[red state]] which tends favor [[Republican]]s in elections, particularly on a national level. <ref>http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/</ref> The current governor of Alabama is Robert Bentley, a Republican. Alabama's current Senators are [[Richard Shelby]] and [[Jeff Sessions]], both of whom are Republicans. − − Alabama's [[Alabama Constitution | Constitution]] was adopted in 1901. − − ==Economy== − Alabama is the nation's fourth largest producer of automobiles, and much of Alabama's economic growth is tied to increases in its domestic manufacturing base. Alabama also has a robust agricultural sector, producing over 12% of the nation's chicken, along with large amounts of cattle, cotton, and eggs. Early, in Alabama's history, cotton was the dominant force in the state's economy, but by 1915 farmers had diversified their crops in response to the Boll Weevil, a parasite that targets cotton plants. Alabama also has access to bituminous coal, natural gas, and petroleum reserves. <ref>http://www.netstate.com/economy/al_economy.htm</ref> − − ==Elected Officials== − ===Federal=== − *Senator [[Richard Shelby]] (R) − *Senator [[Jeff Sessions]] (R) − *Rep. [[Jo Bonner]] [R, AL-1] − *Rep. [[Martha Roby]] [R, AL-2] − *Rep. [[Mike D. Rogers]] [R, AL-3] − *Rep. [[Robert Aderholt]] [R, AL-4] − *Rep. [[Mo Brooks]] [R, AL-5] − *Rep. [[Spencer Bachus]] [R, AL-6] − *Rep. [[Terri Sewell]] [D, AL-7] − − ===Statewide=== − *Governor [[Robert Bentley]] (R) − *Lt. Governor [[Kay Ivey]] (R) − *Attorney General [[Luther Strange]] (R) − *Secretary of State [[Beth Chapman]] (R) − *State Auditor [[Samantha Shaw]] (R) − *State Treasurer [[Young Boozer]] (R) − *Agriculture Commissioner [[John McMillan]] (R) − − ==Notable People from Alabama== − − *[[Hank Aaron]], who held the Major League Baseball record for most home runs hit until 2007, is from Mobile. − *[[Hugo Black]], Senator from Alabama who was nominated to the Supreme Court by Franklin Roosevelt and served on the Court from 1937 to 1971, was born in Ashland. − *[[Truman Capote]], author of ''In Cold Blood'', lived in Monroeville, though he was born in New Orleans. − *[[Joe Jones]], jazz drummer, was born in Chicago but spent his early youth in Alabama. − *[[Helen Keller]] activist for the disabled and in various causes, was born in Tuscumbia. − *[[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], a civil rights activist, lived in Montgomery. − *[[Joe Louis]], a boxer who is the only famous athlete to be buried in [[Arlington_National_Cemetery|Arlington Cemetery]], lived in Lafayette. − *[[Rosa Parks]], a civil rights activist who became famous for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, lived in Tuskegee. − *[[Walker Percy]], novelist and thinker strongly influenced by Catholicism, was born in Birmingham. − *[[Sun Ra]], jazz pianist and band leader; his birth certificate indicates Birmingham as his place of birth though he claimed to have been born on Saturn. − *[[Condoleezza Rice]], Secretary of State in the George W. Bush Administration, was born in Birmingham. − − ==State Motto== − − ''Audemus jura nostra defendere'' is the state motto, which translated from Latin means "We dare defend our rights". It is reminiscent of Alabama's role in the Confederate States of America while it was fighting for State's rights. − − ==References== − {{reflist|2}} − − ==See Also== − [[Birmingham Alabama Temple]] − − {{USstates}} − − [[Category : Alabama]] − [[Category : Red States]] − [[Category : The South]] − [[Category : Southern United States]] − [[Category : Gulf Coast of the United States]] − [[Category : Regions of the United States]] − [[Category : United States Geography]] − [[Category : United States of America]] − [[Category : Geography]]
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