Glossary

B : 140 Terms

• Boll Weevil in Alabama
  The insect known as the boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) decimated the cotton-based agriculture in Alabama...
• Ruthie Bolton
  Former Auburn University basketball star Ruthie Bolton (1967- ) is one of the pioneers of women's...
• Neil Bonnett
  Neil Bonnett (1946-1994) was a popular racecar driver from Birmingham, Jefferson County, who won 18 National...
• Books-A-Million
  Birmingham-based Books-A-Million has grown from a makeshift newsstand established in 1917 in Florence...
• Buford Boone
  Though not a native Alabamian, Buford Boone (1909-1983) nonetheless became one of the state's leading...
• Charles Octavius Boothe
  Charles Octavius Boothe (1845-1924) was an influential African American Baptist preacher, educator, and...
• Boswell Amendment
  The Boswell Amendment was a short-lived amendment to the Alabama Constitution, enacted in 1946, that...
• Charles A. Boswell
  Charles A. "Charley" Boswell (1916-1995) was a blind national and international golf champion whose accomplishments...
• Bottle Creek Site
  Bottle Creek is one of the most important prehistoric Native American sites in Alabama, second only to...
• Frank Boykin
  Democrat Frank William Boykin (1885-1969) was one of the longest-serving congressmen from Alabama. Representing...