Episode 75 -- Richard Bailey, AHA President 2024-25

Dr. Richard Bailey, AHA president for 2024-25, discusses the AHA
Fall Pilgrimage to Phenix City in October 2024, the annual meeting
in Opelika during April 2025, his focus on pursuing local
histories, Alabama’s African American history, and the importance
of recognizing the full history of the Reconstruction Era. Links to
things mentioned or implied in this episode: Alabama Historical
Association: https://www.alabamahistory.net/ AHA Fall Pilgrimage,
Phenix City, October 2024:
https://www.alabamahistory.net/_files/ugd/3aaf16_7bf43642929b4d948f835115a0123a4f.pdf
AHA Annual Meeting, Opelika, April 2025:
https://www.alabamahistory.net/meetings Neither Carpetbaggers nor
Scalawags: Black Office Holders During the Reconstruction of
Alabama 1867-1878:
https://ugapress.org/book/9781588381897/neither-carpetbaggers-nor-scalawags/
Reconstruction in Alabama (EOA):
https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/reconstruction-in-alabama/
Founding of Birmingham (Bham Wiki):
https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Incorporation_of_Birmingham Public
Education during Reconstruction(EOA):
https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/public-education-during-the-civil-war-and-reconstruction-era/
They, Too, Call Alabama Home: African American Profiles 1800 To
1999:
https://books.google.com/books/about/They_Too_Call_Alabama_Home.html?id=wHIOAQAAMAAJ
Albert Patterson (EOA):
https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/albert-l-patterson/
Horace King (EOA):
https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/horace-king/ Horace: The
Bridge Builder King (Tom Lenard documentary, Part 1 w/link to Part
2): You Tube https://youtu.be/4qQWPX3oaNU?si=KY8zLK_O9VRl5_d7
Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort and Spa at Grand National in
Opelika:
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/csgab-auburn-marriott-opelika-resort-and-spa-at-grand-national/overview/
Dr. Clayborne Carson:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayborne_Carson Eyes on the Prize:
Civil Rights Reader:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/323119/the-eyes-on-the-prize-civil-rights-reader-by-general-editors-clayborne-carson-david-j-garrow-gerald-gill-vincent-harding-darlene-clark-hine/
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University:
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/about-papers-project
Air Force Historical Research Agency:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency
Alabama Bicentennial Commission:
https://fortherecordalabama.blog/2021/12/16/new-in-the-adah-collections-alabama-bicentennial-commission-collection/
Rather read? Here's a link to the transcript:
https://tinyurl.com/4rt885dd *Just a heads up – the provided
transcript is likely to be less than 100% accurate. The Alabama
History Podcast's producer is Marty Olliff and its associate
producer is Laura Murray. Founded in 1947, the Alabama Historical
Association is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama.
The AHA provides opportunities for meaningful engagement with the
past through publications, meetings, historical markers, and other
programs. See the website www.alabamahistory.net.