Alabama Quote by Tommy Tuberville

Alabama has a rich history.

— Kay Ivey

The Black Belt is the home of our social construction - it is from here that we are everything America has permitted us to…

— RaMell Ross

Living in Montgomery, I've been antagonized by the emergence of a narrative about our history that I believe is quite false and misleading, and…

— Bryan Stevenson

I hope that as Alabama continues to make progress, we remember the lessons of history.

— Kay Ivey

From politics and business to music and food to culture, African-Americans have helped to shape our state's colourful past and its future.

— Mary Landrieu

You've got the whole civil rights movements emanating from the south, you've got the music that came out of the south that is the…

— Debra Winger

I grew up in Ohio, where civil-rights accomplishments had already begun to accelerate before Martin Luther King appeared. In hindsight, we know that many…

— Rita Dove

“Whatever archive or courthouse we visited in Huntsville left one impression on me above all others. There was a huge mural tracing Alabama history.…

— Michael W. Twitty

Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.

— Lynn Swann

The Mississippi of 1920 was an exceptionally dangerous place for Black people. But my grandfather deeply believed in helping create opportunities to African-Americans to…

— Mike Espy

We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.

— Yvette Clarke

Black History is enjoying the life of our ancestors who paved the way for every African-American. No matter what color you are, the history…

— Bernice Mosby