IF
YOU ONLY SEE ONE THING
...
See
the Civil Rights Trail
that goes from the Kelly
Ingram Park in Birmingham
to the Edmund Pettus
Bridge in Selma to the
state capital in Montgomery.
STRANGE
BUT TRUE ...
Jubilee!
- When fish, shrimp,
crab and other sea creatures
crawl, flop, or wobble
up on shore. People
shout Jubilee! and head
to the beach with buckets,
sacks, wheelbarrows,
and anything else they
can think of to collect
the bounty of fish.
LOOK
OUT FOR ...
LuLu's
at Homeport Marina in
Gulf Shores, Alabama
is owned by Lucy Buffett
and her brother, singer
Jimmy Buffett. Jimmy
stops by several times
a year (unannounced)
for impromptu performances.
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Known
as the Heart of Dixie, Alabama
is nestled in the centre
of the Deep South with Georgia,
Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi
and Florida as its neighbours.
It is an extremely diverse
State, rich in history,
culture and scenery. The
North of the State is renowned
for its amazing scenery
of lakes, mountains, canyons
and caves whilst the Gulf
Coast is home to Mobile,
one of the oldest cities
in the US, and boasts miles
of white sandy beaches.
Mobile was colonised by
the French in 1702 and is
also home to the original
Mardi Gras which is still
celebrated in the city every
February.
The state is probably best
known for its key role in
Civil Rights. It was in
Montgomery, AlabamaÕs capital,
where the Civil Rights Movement
under Martin Luther King
made its most significant
progress. The history of
this movement can be followed
in key museums and landmarks
around the state, most notably
in Montgomery, Selma and
Birmingham. Alabama also
has much musical heritage
and is the birthplace and
influence of some of the
true greats such as WC Handy,
Nat King Cole and Hank Williams.
This musical heritage is
celebrated across the state
with a number of festivals.
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