Glossary

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• Alice Coachman
  Tuskegee Institute track star Alice Coachman (1923- ) became the first black female athlete of any nation...
• Coal Mining
  Experiencing both boom and bust, the coal-mining industry has affected the lives of thousands of people...
• Coaling
  Coaling is located in eastern Tuscaloosa County in the west-central region of the state. It has a mayor/city...
• Zitella Cocke
  Julia Zitella Cocke (1840-1929) was a prolific poet during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries....
• Coffee County
  Located in the southeastern part of the state, Coffee County is home to part of the Fort Rucker Military...
• John Coffee
  John Coffee (1772-1833) served with distinction under the command of Gen. Andrew Jackson during the War...
• Coffeeville
  Coffeeville is located on the Tombigbee River in northwest Clarke County in the southwest corner of the...
• Colbert County
  Located in northwestern Alabama, Colbert County is the birthplace of Helen Keller and home to FAME (...
• Nat "King" Cole
  Nat "King" Cole (1919-1965) was a leading figure in American popular music in the 1940s and 1950s. A...
• Coleman Center for the Arts
  The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) is a nonprofit contemporary arts organization in York, Sumter County...