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  2. History of Alabama - Wikipedia

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    The history of what is now Alabama stems back thousands of years ago when it was inhabited by indigenous peoples. The Woodland period spanned from around 1000 BCE to 1000 CE and was marked by the development of the Eastern Agricultural Complex. [1] This was followed by the Mississippian culture of Native Americans, which lasted to around the ...

  3. Auburn University - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .auburn .edu. Auburn University ( AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, US. With more than 26,800 undergraduate students, over 6,100 post-graduate students, and a total enrollment of more than 33,000 students with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second-largest university in Alabama.

  4. Alabama - Wikipedia

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    Alabama (/ ˌ æ l ə ˈ b æ m ə / AL-ə-BAM-ə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states.

  5. Montgomery, Alabama - Wikipedia

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    0165344 [5] Website. montgomeryal.gov. Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. [9] Named for Continental Army Major General Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. The population was 200,603 at the 2020 census. [6]

  6. Spelman College - Wikipedia

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    Spelman College is a private, historically Black, women's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a founding member of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium. [2] Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman awarded its first college degrees in 1901 and is the oldest private historically Black liberal arts ...

  7. Brittany Howard - Wikipedia

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    After high school, Howard worked for the United States Postal Service until becoming a full-time musician as lead singer of Alabama Shakes. Career Howard performing with Alabama Shakes in 2014. Brittany Howard is best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the American rock band Alabama Shakes. The band formed under the name "The Shakes ...

  8. Dothan, Alabama - Wikipedia

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    36301–36305, 36345, 36350. FIPS code. 01-21184. Website. www .dothan .org. Dothan ( / ˈdoʊθən / DOH-thən) [citation needed] is a city in and the county seat of Houston County in the U.S. state of Alabama. A slight portion of the city extends into Dale and Henry counties. It had a population of 71,072 at the 2020 census, [2] making it ...

  9. History of the University of Alabama - Wikipedia

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    The History of The University of Alabama begins with an act of United States Congress in 1818 authorizing the newly formed Alabama Territory to set aside a township for the establishment of a "seminary of learning." Alabama was admitted to the Union on March 20, 1819, and a second township added to the land grant. [1]