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Alabama became a State
After the Indian wars, most Native Americans were forced out of the state and the white population grew. -
Alabama succeeded from the Union
In 1861, when Alabama joined the Confederacy most residents were either slaves or poor white people. -
Free at last!
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed the slaves. -
Women votes
All white citizens including women were allowed to vote. -
Big crash
The famous stock market crash happened in the USA plunging the United States into the Great Depression. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to sit at the back of a Montgomery city bus because she wanted to end segregation for African Americans. -
Civil rights protest
Martin Luther King, Jr. joined thousands of people in marches from Selma to Montgomery. -
Exports
The exports of Alabama products increased dramactically. -
Bobby Frank Cherry
Mr. Cherry was convicted of murder in the case of a 1963 Birmingham church bombing. -
Hurricane Katrina damages Alabama coastal line
Hurricane Katrina was one of the biggest hurricanes in the world.
