Author Index - F
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F : 30 Authors Found
Robin Fabel
British West Florida
In the Seven Years' War (1754, 1756-63) British forces soundly defeated those of the Spanish and...
Jean-Simon Chaudron
Jean-Simon Chaudron (1758-1846), poet, silversmith, and orator, was one of the founders of the ill-fated...
Elias Durnford
Colonial administrator, planter, artist, and British army officer Elias Durnford (1739-1794) played important...
Glenn B. Fain
Ornamental Nursery Crops Production
The production of ornamental nursery crops in Alabama dates back to 1852, when C. C. Langdon first began...
Bryan K. Fair
U. W. Clemon
U. W. Clemon (1943- ), Alabama's first black federal judge, also served as chief judge of the United...
John D. Fair
Alabama Peach Industry
With roots going back to the mid-nineteenth century, the peach industry has provided Alabama growers...
Chris Dickerson
Chris Dickerson (1939- ) is an African American bodybuilder from Alabama who earned widespread recognition...
Diversified Products
Until its demise in 1998, Diversified Products Corporation (DP) of Opelika was an important component...
Rowdy Gaines
Rowdy Gaines (1959- ) gained international fame while a student at Auburn University as one of the fastest...
Bill Kazmaier
Bill Kazmaier (1953- ) is a powerlifter, strongman, businessman, and sports commentator who attained...
Stockham Valves and Fittings
For nearly a century, Stockham Valves and Fittings, a family-owned and -operated corporation, was an...
Rhonda S. Fair
Stomp Dance
Both a form of dance and an event, the Stomp Dance is practiced by many of the Native American peoples...
Wilson Fallin Jr.
Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College
Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College traces its origin to 1904, when two African American ministers,...
Black Baptists in Alabama
Black Baptists in Alabama have their roots in the days of slavery. Spiritual leaders among black Baptists...
Penny Savings Bank of Birmingham
The Penny Savings Bank, founded by Reverend William Reuben Pettiford in Birmingham in 1890, was the first...
Selma University
Selma University opened its doors on January 1, 1878, with the goal of instructing black Baptist ministers...
Glenn Feldman
Benjamin Meek Miller (1931-35)
Benjamin Meek Miller (1864-1944) served as governor of Alabama during the worst years of the Great Depression....
Frank M. Dixon (1939-43)
Frank M. Dixon (1892-1965) provided executive leadership for the state of Alabama during the early watershed...
James E. Fickle
Forest Products Industry in Alabama
Because Alabama is one of the most heavily forested states in the nation, the forestry products industry...
Angie Ayers Finley
Jacksonville State University (JSU)
From its origins as a two-year state normal school established to train teachers, Jacksonville State...
Alston Fitts
Bloody Sunday
"Bloody Sunday" refers to the March 7, 1965, civil rights march that was supposed to go from Selma to...
Edmundite Southern Missions
The Edmundite Southern Missions is a Catholic organization founded in Selma in 1937 to work among African...