100 Things You Need to Know about Alabama by Horace Randall Williams

From the Freedom Rides to NASCAR, from peanuts to prosthetics, Alabama has many surprises. Similarly, Alabama's role in Civil War and Civil Rights is well known, but the state's rank as the world leader in a type of fossil or as the birthplace of two of the fastest men on the planet are less known facts. Alabama has an annual Deep-Sea Fishing Rodeo on Dauphin Island, the largest fishing tournament in the world. Some like Rosa Parks and Helen Keller are household names, but others like Ned Cobb and Clifford Durr will be revelations to most. He recently authored 100 Things You Need to Know about Alabama. He recently authored 100 Things You Need to Know about Alabama. 100 Things You Need to Know About Alabama by Horace Randall Williams and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of NewSouth Books in Montgomery, Alabama. Horace Randall Williams describes himself as among the last of Alabamians - black or white.

In 100 insightful vignettes, readers will discover little-known details about the state's geophysical characteristics, key dates in history, significant people, and interesting places to visit. He was the founder and, for many years, the director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Klanwatch Project. In anticipation, writer and history editor Horace Randall Williams takes a look back at the events, places, and people that have shaped the Heart of Dixie from the times of the first Native Americans to the arrivals of today's most recent immigrants. The great state of Alabama celebrates its bicentennial in 2019.

100 Things You Need to Know about Alabama by Horace Randall Williams