Dr. Richard Bailey, AHA president for 2024-25, discusses the AHA Fall Pilgrimage to Phenix City in October 2024, the annual meeting in Opelika during April 2025, his focus on pursuing local histories, Alabama’s African American history, and the importance of recognizing the full history of the Reconstruction Era.
Links to things mentioned or implied in this episode:
Alabama Historical Association: https://www.alabamahistory.net/
AHA Fall Pilgrimage, Phenix City, October 2024: https://www.alabamahistory.net/_files/ugd/3aaf16_7bf43642929b4d948f835115a0123a4f.pdf
AHA Annual Meeting, Opelika, April 2025: https://www.alabamahistory.net/meetings
Neither Carpetbaggers nor Scalawags: Black Office Holders During the Reconstruction of Alabama 1867-1878: https://ugapress.org/book/9781588381897/neither-carpetbaggers-nor-scalawags/
Reconstruction in Alabama (EOA): https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/reconstruction-in-alabama/
Founding of Birmingham (Bham Wiki): https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Incorporation_of_Birmingham
Public Education during Reconstruction(EOA): https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/public-education-during-the-civil-war-and-reconstruction-era/
They, Too, Call Alabama Home: African American Profiles 1800 To 1999: https://books.google.com/books/about/They_Too_Call_Alabama_Home.html?id=wHIOAQAAMAAJ
Albert Patterson (EOA): https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/albert-l-patterson/
Horace King (EOA): https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/horace-king/
Horace: The Bridge Builder King (Tom Lenard documentary, Part 1 w/link to Part 2): You Tube https://youtu.be/4qQWPX3oaNU?si=KY8zLK_O9VRl5_d7
Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort and Spa at Grand National in Opelika: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/csgab-auburn-marriott-opelika-resort-and-spa-at-grand-national/overview/
Dr. Clayborne Carson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayborne_Carson
Eyes on the Prize: Civil Rights Reader: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/323119/the-eyes-on-the-prize-civil-rights-reader-by-general-editors-clayborne-carson-david-j-garrow-gerald-gill-vincent-harding-darlene-clark-hine/
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/about-papers-project
Air Force Historical Research Agency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency
Alabama Bicentennial Commission: https://fortherecordalabama.blog/2021/12/16/new-in-the-adah-collections-alabama-bicentennial-commission-collection/
Rather read? Here's a link to the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/4rt885dd
*Just a heads up – the provided transcript is likely to be less than 100% accurate.
The Alabama History Podcast's producer is Marty Olliff and its associate producer is Laura Murray.
Founded in 1947, the Alabama Historical Association is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama. The AHA provides opportunities for meaningful engagement with the past through publications, meetings, historical markers, and other programs. See the website www.alabamahistory.net.