[TUSCALOOSA, ALA., January 2023] — The Winter 2023 issue of Alabama Heritage magazine remembers the “Boy from Troy,” and his legacy in Alabama, and the United States. Author B.J. Hollars talked with several people who knew Lewis, giving first-person anecdotes of Lewis’ work.
Born in 1940, Lewis grew up hoping to be a preacher. At 15 years old, he has his first public sermon. He followed the Civil Rights movement, hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. over the radio before meeting King in person at the age of 18. Lewis was one of the original 13 Freedom Riders, participating in nonviolent protests in Washington, D.C., before organizing voter registrations efforts in Selma, Alabama. Known as “Bloody Sunday,” Lewis and activist Hosea Williams led a peaceful demonstration across the Edmund Pettus Bridge before police used tear gas on the crowd. Lewis’ lived his life fighting for others, passing away in 2020. Hollars has been featured in several previous issues of Alabama Heritage.
Other features include a photo story on the newly restored Frank Llyod Wright’s Rosenbaum House in Florence, Alabama, which was previously believed to be beyond saving. The Rosenbaum House on Riverview Drive is considered to be one of the purest examples of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian architecture. Usonian houses were modestly priced smaller houses intended for the middle class. Purchased and restored by the City of Florence in 1999, it is currently the only Wright house in the Southeast open to the public.
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Thousand Eyes Archaeological Outreach Program in North Alabama teaches everyday citizens how to protect Native American sites. The Florence Mound, built in two stages over a thousand-year period (c. 1 CE to 1000 CE) by Indigenous people of the Woodland period, is the largest in the Tennessee Valley. Authors Erin Dunsmore and Brian Murphy give an in-depth look at this program.
Also included in the Winter 2023 issue is a feature on Joseph Humphrey Sloss and his life. Sloss was known for his fiery temper throughout the newspaper industry, and was branded a “liar,” “slanderer,” and “dirty dog.”
Regular departments including Alabama Governors, Portraits and Landscapes, From the Archives, and much more.
About Alabama Heritage
Alabama Heritage, celebrated its 35th year, is co-published by the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the Alabama Department of Archives and History. The quarterly magazine covers a variety of subjects related to Alabama history and culture, and has garnered numerous local, regional, and national awards over the years. Copies are available for purchase at the University of Alabama Supply Store, at Barnes & Nobles and Books-a-Millions throughout the state, and online at www.alabamaheritage.com. Readers can also follow the magazine on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Other features include a photo story on the newly restored Frank Llyod Wright’s Rosenbaum House in Florence, Alabama, which was previously believed to be beyond saving. The Rosenbaum House on Riverview Drive is considered to be one of the purest examples of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian architecture. Usonian houses were modestly priced smaller houses intended for the middle class. Purchased and restored by the City of Florence in 1999, it is currently the only Wright house in the Southeast open to the public.
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Thousand Eyes Archaeological Outreach Program in North Alabama teaches everyday citizens how to protect Native American sites. The Florence Mound, built in two stages over a thousand-year period (c. 1 CE to 1000 CE) by Indigenous people of the Woodland period, is the largest in the Tennessee Valley. Authors Erin Dunsmore and Brian Murphy give an in-depth look at this program.
Also included in the Winter 2023 issue is a feature on Joseph Humphrey Sloss and his life. Sloss was known for his fiery temper throughout the newspaper industry, and was branded a “liar,” “slanderer,” and “dirty dog.”
Regular departments including Alabama Governors, Portraits and Landscapes, From the Archives, and much more.
About Alabama Heritage
Alabama Heritage, celebrated its 35th year, is co-published by the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the Alabama Department of Archives and History. The quarterly magazine covers a variety of subjects related to Alabama history and culture, and has garnered numerous local, regional, and national awards over the years. Copies are available for purchase at the University of Alabama Supply Store, at Barnes & Nobles and Books-a-Millions throughout the state, and online at www.alabamaheritage.com. Readers can also follow the magazine on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
