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Dreams of Dominion Conference a Success

On Monday, March 27, 2017, The Summersell Center for the Study of the South sponsored The University of Alabama Department of History’s conference entitled “Dreams of Dominion; The U.S. South and Latin America.” The event featured two panels, the first, “Slavery and its Legacy,” with Martha S. Santos, Chase McCarter, David. C. Lafevor, and moderated by Professor John Giggie, and the second, “Expansion,” with Roberto Saba, Daniel Burge, and moderated by Professor Lesley Gordon. The event ended with a keynote lecture by David […]

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PHI Intern Matthew Culver Explores His Family’s Connection to the Great War

By Matthew Culver As part of my research for the Gorgas House’s upcoming feature on the centennial of American entry into the First World War, I am exploring the actions of Alabamians that fought in the Great War from 1917-1918. Many of these Alabamians were organized under the 167th Infantry Regiment of the 42nd Infantry Division (aka the “Rainbow Division.” So dubbed by Douglass MacArthur to reflect the nationwide origins of her regiments). Within this regiment served my own ancestor, Pvt. Clarence […]

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PHI Intern Charlotte Watters Works With Tuscaloosa’s First United Methodist Church’s Bicentennial Committee

By Charlotte Watters I chose to take this internship because I wanted a chance to explore the history that exists in the community all around me. I hope that this project will bring me closer to the community in which I live, and give me a chance to utilize my studies for a (slightly more practical) goal. While I initially became involved with this project because of a professor’s recommendation, the Department’s class on Public History definitely inspired me to […]

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