Alabama State Black Archives

The SBARCM collects, preserves, and promotes the rich history and culture of the African diaspora, with an emphasis on Alabama.

[Barnett Wright @BarnettWright]

Meet Ada Ruth Huntley, first black female elected as SGA president at @AuburnU as reported by the @TheAUPlainsman @BhamTimes https://t.co/VVMdsdoQbk

[Alabama State Black Archives @sbarcm]

Get excited! We’re hosting a Black History Month Speaker Event Night with Huntsville Councilman Devyn Keith! Be there! Tuesday 02/11 @ 6 p.m. here at the James H. Wilson Center #blackhistorymonth2020 #blackhistory365 #tellourstory #blackinalabama

[CRMC @CivilRightsCntr]

Today we honor the life of Dana Martin, 31, a Black transgender woman, who was fatally shot in Montgomery, AL, on January 6, 2019. Reports stated that she was found in a roadside ditch in her vehicle & pronounced dead at the scene.
#RestInPower, Ms. Martin. You are remembered.

[Alabama State Black Archives @sbarcm]

Happy Birthday Alabama!
#blackalabamians #sbarcm #tellourstories

[Hoole Spec Coll Lib @coolathoole]

This week @AlabamaDHC: UA doctoral student Sondra Washington will discuss the Black Girlhood Project. Join us for this brown bag on Wed Nov 20 at 12pm @GorgasLib room 109A https://t.co/23VLVRvzW8

[Melissa Brown @itsmelissabrown]

"If I die in here, I don’t want it to be a waste. Maybe what I’m saying will save somebody."

"Maybe I should try to kill myself to try to get out of here."

"This is barbaric. It’s just hell."

The men inside Alabama prisons are asking you to listen.

https://t.co/MkWkQ5T4wr

[National Museum of American History @amhistorymuseum]

During the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, one of the final battles of #WW1, the Buffalo Soldiers saw combat. The battle claimed over 26,000 American lives. Buffalo Soldier Benjamin Blayton survived. His story: https://t.co/dlBc0uLrWU #VeteransDay

[Alabama State Black Archives @sbarcm]

The State Black Archives would like to wish everyone a happy Veterans Day! Black Veterans have fought in every war in United States history. They have fought for our freedoms time and time again! #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #blackveterans

[Matt Delmont @mattdelmont]

Launching today – "Black Quotidian: Everyday History in African American Newspapers," an open-access digital book from @stanfordpress https://t.co/MFJOOHzYiq

Here is a thread on Black Quotidian’s motivations, structure, arguments, and influences…

[Rep. Laura Hall @RepLauraHallD19]

Let's use this opportunity for #HigherEd! Alabama high school students can apply to college for free during College Application Week https://t.co/nXPMlksfBE

[John Witherspoon @John_POPS_Spoon]

It is with deep sadness we have to tweet this, but our husband & father John Witherspoon has passed away. He was a Legend in the entertainment industry, and a father figure to all who watched him over the years. We love you “POPS” always & forever.

- The Witherspoon Family

[Randall Woodfin @randallwoodfin]

Tonight, Birmingham, we mourn as one. Uplift this family. Uplift your own families. Hold your loved ones a little tighter.

And to the family of Kamille, know that your pain, your anger, and your many questions will not be ignored. Your cries for help will not go unanswered.

[Alabama State Black Archives @sbarcm]

Rest In Power
#elijahcummings

[Colored Conventions @CCP_org]

Putting this rare Douglass speech and video out there for #asalh19. Want to assign something with or beyond “What to the Slave is the 4th of July”? This speech is 🔥—and so is the video. Check it out! #twitterstorians #BlackHistory

[TheBirminghamTimes @BhamTimes]

Here is the cover of this week’s print edition with what you need to know about #Birmingham’s election from candidate bios to polling information and a property tax renewal #vote for schools.

[TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY @TuskegeeUniv]

Thanks to @BusinessAlabama for highlighting the recent dedication of the new #Tuskegee #CivilRights and #Historic Trail -- a partnership between #TuskegeeUniversity, @TuskegeeAlabama, @al200 and others.
https://t.co/jUommXo15I

[Alabama State Black Archives @sbarcm]

Happy National Voter’s Registration Day! Make sure to ask your family and friends if they are registered!
#blackinalabma #sbarcm