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Benjamin Lloyd's Primitive Hymns
The Primitive Hymns , a hymnbook first published in 1841 in Wetumpka, Elmore County, is still in use by...Prince Hall Masons in Alabama
The Prince Hall Masons, an African American fraternity, was established in 1775 in Boston,…Progressivism
In response to numerous social, political, and economic developments at the end of the nineteenth century,...Prohibition in Alabama
Alabama enacted Prohibition in 1907, well before the federal era of nationwide Prohibition (1919-1933). Throughout …Protective Life Corporation
Protective Life Corporation was founded in 1907 in Birmingham. By 1928, one year after a merger with...Providence
Providence is located in central Marengo County in the southwestern part of the state.Luke Pryor
Lawyer, planter, and politician Luke Pryor (1820-1900) served briefly in the U.S. Senate and is little...Pterosaurs
The order Pterosauria includes almost 200 species of flying reptiles that co-existed with the dinosaurs...Public Education During the Civil War and Reconstruction Era
Public education in Alabama virtually ceased during the long Civil War. In the early days of the conflict,...Public Education in Alabama After Desegregation
The end of segregated schools in the South, and in Alabama, was supposed to take place in 1954 with the...
