Alabamaseal

Alabama History

By mat0033
  • Statehood

    Statehood

    Alabama became a state on December 14, 1819
  • 1st state to claim Christmas as a holiday

    1st state to claim Christmas as a holiday

    Alabama was the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday, in 1836.
  • Slavery Abolished

    Slavery Abolished

    In June 1865, according to the presidential plan of reorganization, a provisional governor for Alabama was appointed. In September, a state convention declared the ordinance of secession null and void and slavery abolished. The Freedmen were now given voting rights and large numbers of white citizens were disfranchised

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