Story of Alabama Becoming a State 200 Years Later

Sweet Home Alabama — the skies are blue and the history is deep. Its distinctive culture stands as a pinnacle of the Deep South with a football team that has won more than 15 national championships, tasty local specialties like pulled pork and fried dill pickles, and a southern drawl that’s sweet as Sorghum molasses.

But there’s more to Alabama than what meets the eye. Before Alabama became one of...