Alabama Cultural Information
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Beauty, history, culture and adventure all come together in “Sweet Home Alabama”. It’s a place where each meal is a celebration, and each town has a story.
Alabama is rich in rural cultural traditions. Storytelling in particular has attracted the attention of folklore specialists, and quilt making is also a highly developed art. Sacred music, in the form of gospel ensembles and shape-note, or “fa-so-la,” singing, remains a vital part of Alabama’s cultural life. The experiences of rural life have contributed important elements to various genres of American popular music, including ragtime, jazz, and country music.
Alabama Motto
“Audemus jura nostra defendere” means “We Dare Maintain Our Rights” or “We Dare Defend Our Rights.” This was adopted in 1939 as Alabama state motto. The motto purpose was said to be “a phrase that would interpret the spirit of our peoples in a terse and energetic sentence.”
- Spoken Languages: English: 95.10% • Spanish: 0.61% • Other:4.29%
- Alabama is a state in the South Eastern region of the United States between Mississippi and Georgia. At 52,419 square miles (135,765km2), and with more than 5.02 million residents in 2021, Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states.
- Alabama shares borders with Tennessee in the north along with Georgia in the east and Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west.
- The East Gulf Coastal Plain covers two-thirds of the state. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.
- Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the “Heart of Dixie” and the “Cotton State”. The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia.
- Alabama’s capital is Montgomery, and its largest city by population and area is Huntsville. Its oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana. Greater Birmingham is Alabama’s largest metropolitan area and its economic center.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights leader who was born in Atlanta, Georgia but raised in Alabama. King is best known for his work leading the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. His legacy continues to live on through his work for civil rights and social justice.
