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*'''1835:''' The treaty of New Echota was signed, which led to the removal of most of the Indian tribes, including the Cherokees from Alabama. A few Creeks and Cherokees remained in Alabama. Cherokee Indians ceded land. | *'''1835:''' The treaty of New Echota was signed, which led to the removal of most of the Indian tribes, including the Cherokees from Alabama. A few Creeks and Cherokees remained in Alabama. Cherokee Indians ceded land. | ||
*'''1839:''' The Indians were largely removed westward to Oklahoma. | *'''1839:''' The Indians were largely removed westward to Oklahoma. | ||
*'''I860''': | *'''I860''': Illegal slave ship Clotilda, with Guineau Africans arrived at Mobile. Slaves were divided between the schooner's owner, Timothy Meaher and Captain William Foster, the remainder were sold. Slaves were freed by Union soldiers in 1865. Former slaves pooled wages from to purchase land from the Meaher family, and formed a community called African Town in in the suburb Plateau near Mobile. (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/clotilda-last-known-slave-ship-arrive-us-found-180972177/). The wreck of Clotilda, which had been deliberately burned and sunk to conceal evidence of illegal activity, was found 22 May 2019. | ||
*'''I860 ''' | *'''I860: '''Slave population was 435,080 (about 45.1% of Alabama's population) | ||
*'''1861–1868:''' American Civil War and Reconstruction | *'''1861–1868:''' American Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
*'''1862:''' | *'''1862:''' Over 10,000 Alabama freedmen served as soldiers in the Union Army. | ||
*'''1865: '''Thirty-five black schools were set up the the Freedmen's Bureau and American Missionary Association. | *'''1865: '''Thirty-five black schools were set up the the Freedmen's Bureau and American Missionary Association. | ||
*'''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines. | *'''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines. | ||
*'''1917–1918:''' Armed forces serving in World War I included 95,000 Alabamians. More than 6,200 were killed. | *'''1917–1918:''' Armed forces serving in World War I included 95,000 Alabamians. More than 6,200 were killed. | ||
*'''1941:''' Tuskegee Airmen: Tuskegee Army Air Field graduated more 14,100 pilots and support crew. Tuskegee Airmen flew more than 15,000 individual sorties over 2 years. More than 150 were awarded the Distinguished Flying Crosses. 300 of the original Tuskegee Airmen received the Congressional Gold Medal from President George W. Bush in 2007. | |||
*'''1990:''' About one quarter of the population was African-American descent. | *'''1990:''' About one quarter of the population was African-American descent. | ||