Alabama Bicentennial Series: Coal and Cavalry
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Vestavia Hills Civic Center 1673 Merryvale Lane, Vestavia Hills, Alabama 35216
OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) and James Day, Professor of History University of Montevallo present Diamonds in the Rough: A History of Alabama's Cahaba Coal Field on JULY 10. The study considers the chronological discovery, mappng, mining and marketing from the area, as well as, the issues of convict leasing, town development, welfare capitalism and unionism. At the heart of the story are the diverse people who lived and worked in the district - whether operator or miner, management or labor, union or nonunion, white or black, immigrant or local. For more details in the OLLI catalog; www.ollibham.org. Part 2. Wilson's Cavalry Raid Through Alabama, Spring 1865 see July 17 .