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Moving to Alabama?
Alabama… a honeyed word that slides across the lips as smoothly as the local drawl.
In fact, the name comes from one of the indigenous Muskogean tribes that inhabited
the region before the French first established a colony at Fort Luis de la Mobile
in 1702 – it means “clearer of plants”. The territory changed hands a number of
times in its early years, from French to British to Spanish, until in 1819 Alabama
became the twenty-second state to join the Union. The 1820s and 30s saw huge expansion,
with cotton planters coming to take advantage of the fertile soil. They brought
workers in abundance: by 1860 forty-five percent of the population were African
slaves.
Little surprise, then, that Alabama joined the Confederacy in 1861. Even after they
lost the Civil War and slaves were freed by law, the state economy rested on cotton
production. The planters used every means in their power to subdue the African-Americans.
This repression continued until the 1960s, when the state became a focal point of
the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks’ famous refusal to give up her bus seat to
a white person sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which in turn led to a landmark
ruling by the US Supreme Court against segregation. She is remembered today in numerous
books and movies, as well as in the Rosa Parks Museum and Library in Montgomery,
the state capital; the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham offers further insight
into the movement, including a recreation of life in a segregated city. Despite
the enfranchisement of African-Americans, Alabama remains politically conservative
and is one of the most republican states in the union.
With a warm climate – the year round average temperature is 18ºC – the Yellowhammer
State, also known as the Heart of Dixie, is prone to storms and even hurricanes.
More tornados have been reported there than any other state except Kansas; most
unusually, there are two tornado seasons per year! It’s impressive, therefore, that
the state produces so many crops: soybeans, wheat, corn, vegetables, fruits, peanuts
and, of course, cotton. Mountainous in the north, the southern plains stretch down
to the Gulf of Mexico. Sixty-seven percent of the land is forested. Natural Bridge
Rock, in Winston County, is the longest natural bridge east of the Rockies, and
well worth visiting. Also fascinating is the Wetumpka crater, site of a meteor landing
some 80 million years ago.
The most recent US Census estimated the population of Alabama at 4,661,900. Seven
out of ten Alabamians can name all four Christian Gospels and ninety-two percent
are religious. Notable inhabitants of the state include Helen Keller, the teacher
who became deaf and dumb at the age of two and learned how to communicate by touch;
Courteney Cox, otherwise known as Monica from Friends; the singer Nat King Cole;
and ex-Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice.
Alabamians enjoy a good hoe-down: the state dance is the square dance, and Mobile
city, on the gulf coast, hosts BayFest, a yearly festival that offers continuous
musical performances for three days. Past performers include BB King and The Beach
Boys as well as emerging local bands. The most bizarre tradition is the annual Peanut
Festival, held each year in Dothan to celebrate the harvest season and honour peanut
farmers. Festivities include family events, beauty pageants, a parade and “a ton
of peanuts”!