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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…
Read MoreALABAMA 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…
Read MoreALABAMA 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…
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