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Alabama library keeps 2 challenged books in teen section despite state funding cut
The board members of an Alabama library at the center of a culture war over the placement of so-called ‘sexually explicit’ ...
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‘I Ain’t Come In Here to be a Slave’: Alabama Delays Black Prisoners’ Release and Entraps Them In Low-Wage Jobs at McDonald’s, KFC and Auto Suppliers, Lawsuits Argue
A year after they filed a federal lawsuit to end “a modern-day form of slavery,” the plaintiffs representing prisoners in Alabama and their advocates are pushing for reforms in how the state ...
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Banned books of Alabama. These 25 face censorship in local libraries throughout AL
The book referenced was "Sold", a National Book Award finalist, which tells the story of a girl trafficked into sexual slavery in India. A new Alabama law and a 2024 administrative code change ...
Alabama Juneteenth Bill carried by Rep. Rehm passes House
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday in Alabama is one step closer to passing as it has successfully advanced through the House. District 85 Representative Rick Rehm ...
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Census of 1860 Population-Effect on the Representation of the Free and Slave States.
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...