A Piece of History: MLK Letter from Birmingham Jail at UA’s Special Collections

As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we celebrate a rare and cherished document housed at the University of Alabama—an original copy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter…

ALABAMA GOVERNORS: Gabriel Moore

Gabriel Moore, Alabama’s fifth governor, was born in North Carolina’s Piedmont section near the city of Greensboro in 1785. His formal education came at a Greensboro academy known as the…

ALABAMA GOVERNORS: John Murphy

John Murphy was born in Robeson County, North Carolina, in 1785, but he grew up in South Carolina, where he went to preparatory school. He attended South Carolina College in…