Live Breaking News & Updates on Pat Henson Flickr

camera icon
© Jason P. Ross/Dreamstime
Alabama’s Black Belt region named for its rich, fertile soil is home to watershed sites in the struggle for civil rights, where the great-grandsons and granddaughters of enslaved people risked their lives and changed the course of history. The area also features lush ecological diversity and a wealth of rural Southern culture, from world-renowned Gee’s Bend quilts to legendary country and blues music.
Advocacy in Action
From the Motor City to the Arabia Mountains, we should invest in the cost-effective partnerships that share America’s stories and create jobs around the country ....

United States , Birmingham Public Library , Talladega National Forest , Alabama River , Lowndes County , Black Belt , Wilcox County , Perry County , Cahaba River , Lyndonb Johnson , Martin Luther King Jr , Jasonp Ross Dreamstime , Audrey Sheppard Williams , Adam Cuerden , Martin Luther King , John Lewis , Pat Henson Flickr , Hank Williams , Stokely Carmichael , Rosa Parks , Coretta Scott King , Natta Flickr , Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee , Army Air Corps , Cahaba National Wildlife Refuge , Alabama Historical Commission ,