Glossary

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• Jeremiah Denton Jr.
  A native of Mobile, Mobile County, Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. (1924- ) was the first Republican senator elected...
• Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
  The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery is one of the most recognized churches in...
• Chris Dickerson
  Chris Dickerson (1939- ) is an African American bodybuilder from Alabama who earned widespread recognition...
• Mahala Ashley Dickerson
  Mahala Ashley Dickerson (1912-2007) was the first black female attorney admitted to the Alabama and Alaska...
• Bill Dickinson
  William "Bill" Louis Dickinson (1925-2008) has so far been the longest-serving Republican congressman...
•  Discovering Alabama 
   Discovering Alabama is an Emmy-winning television series focusing on Alabama's natural environment. Host...
• Dismals Canyon
  Dismals Canyon is an 85-acre area of natural sandstone gorges and geological formations surrounded by...
• Diversified Products
  Until its demise in 1998, Diversified Products Corporation (DP) of Opelika was an important component...
• Dixiecrats
  The Dixiecrats were a political party organized in the summer of 1948 by conservative white southern...
• Cornelius Nathaniel Dorsette
  Cornelius N. Dorsette (1852?-1897) is often identified as the first licensed or certified black physician...