Alabama and the Federal Government almost came to Civil War in 1833 over ‘state’s rights’ and Native Americans...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Alabama and the Federal Government almost came to Civil War in 1833 over 'state's rights' and Native Americans Posted by Donna R Causey on 14 January, 2022 If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. (John Stuart Mill On Liberty, 1859)   President Jackson commissioned Francis Scott Key, who was […] Read more → Huge Savings! – Eight books in two compact volumes! Posted by Donna R Causey on 14 January, 2022 Give a gift of Alabama history! As a savings to our readers, we now have the first eight books of the ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS – Lost and Forgotten Stories series in two compact volumes. (Ebook and Paperback format) The two large volumes reveal ALL the stories published in each of our 8 books of the Alabama […] Read more → PATRON – Gee's Bend was a part of Federal Government's Resettlement Program in 1935 and a part of Roosevelt's New Deal plan Posted by Donna R Causey on 14 January, 2022 GEE’S BEND, (BOYKIN), WILCOX COUNTY, ALABAMA Gee’s Bend was originally named for Joseph Gee, an early large land owner from Halifax County, North Carolina who settled here in 1816. Gee brought 18 African American slaves with him and established a cotton plantation within the bend. Later the name was changed to Boykin. Resettlement program were […] Read more → Do you have POOL as a surname in your ancestry? Posted by Donna R Causey on 14 January, 2022 John Pool was a Revolutionary War Soldier and early pioneer from South Carolina who first settled in Shelby County, Alabama then later moved to the Brush Creek area of Perry County, Alabama early in the history of the state. Many of the families intermingled through marriages. For more information about family connections see A Collection […] Read more → PATRON – FRIDAY FORGOTTEN PHOTOS: 1940s by photographer John E. Scott Posted by Donna R Causey on 14 January, 2022 These photographs from the past found at the Alabama Department of Archives and History were made by John E. Scott, a photographer who took them in the Montgomery, Alabama area. You can click on the link to each if you’d like to order a copy from the Alabama Department of Archives and History. I wonder how […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe