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Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Alabama! EOA is a source of information on the state's history, culture, geography, and natural environment. It is like a traditional encyclopedia, with its emphasis on authoritative content based on sound scholarship. But the online format makes it a modern reference tool offering video, audio, and graphics that can be updated and expanded. For an introduction to EOA's content, please read historian Wayne Flynt's essay on Alabama.
"Alabama Day" Commemorates Statehood
December 14 was the anniversary of Alabama becoming the 22nd state. The transition from territory to...
December 14 was the anniversary of Alabama becoming the 22nd state. The transition from territory to...
Catholicism and the Civil Rights Movement
In Alabama the Catholic Church's involvement with the civil rights movement was decidedly mixed....
In Alabama the Catholic Church's involvement with the civil rights movement was decidedly mixed....
Paleoindian Period
The Paleoindian period (15,000 to 10,500 years before the present) encompasses the era when the first...
The Paleoindian period (15,000 to 10,500 years before the present) encompasses the era when the first...