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'''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.  

'''Alabama''' is located in the Southeastern region of the [[United States]] and on December 14, 1819 it became the twenty-second state to enter the union.  

==Civil War History==

==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 seceded from the union and  on January 11, 1861 and on February 8 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==

==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.  

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.

Alabama's [[Alabama Constitution|Constitution]] was adopted in 1901.

==Economy==

==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>

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==

==Elected Officials==

*[[Helen Keller]] activist for the disabled and in various causes, was born in Tuscumbia.

*[[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.

*[[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.

*[[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.

*[[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.

*[[Walker Percy]], novelist and thinker strongly influenced by Catholicism, was born in Birmingham.

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==See Also==

==See also==

*[[Birmingham Alabama Temple]]

*[[Birmingham Alabama Temple]]

*[[Bradley Byrne]]

*[[Bradley Byrne]]

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