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Tuscaloosa’s Federal Building and Courthouse
Haunted house of Dr. Drish
Americans against the abhorrent/ While the Civil War played a key
repugnant practice of slavery. role in shaping the modern-day
Tuscaloosa, another important
There are mansions like the Jamison chapter in its history was more recent.
Home, the Murphy Residence (now During the African-American protest
converted into Murphy African- in the 1950s and 60s, there were
American Museum), the Battle- about 125 peaceful protestors who
Friedman House & Garden, and were suppressed brutally at the First
more, that have been witness to African Baptist Church. This was a Smart Photography
the world’s most famous struggle landmark event that led to the people February 2018
against slavery. feeling disgusted with the goings-on
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