ALABAMA'S LONG ROAD TO BECOMING A TERRITORY

OLLI of Greater Birmingham presents Alabama's Long Road to Becoming a Territory with instructor Ed Bridges, author and Director Emeritus, Alabama Department of Archives and History. By the time Alabama became a territory, it already had witnessed enough history to fill textbooks. We will review the rich history that preceded statehood, including early Indian history, Alabama Indians and European colonizers; the Creek Indians and the emerging United States; creation of the Mississippi Territory; settlements in the Alabama portion of the Mississippi Territory; rising Creek anger and the Creek War; and the “Alabama fever” land rush. An Alabama Bicentennial program. Course will include 1 hour break for lunch.