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Was at the Jason Isbell concert in Birmingham last night, and now I’ve been listening to old Drive By Truckers albums all morning. The songs about Wallace and Fob James always interested me.
I grew up in North Alabama in the 90’s, but was too young to remember any of the political landscape really until Bob Riley was in office. My parents grew up in Chicago so they didn’t have any first-hand knowledge other than what was covered on Wallace in the news.
Was hoping to gain some perspective from those who grew up in/around Alabama about what your experiences/memories were of the Wallace and James terms. Wallace’s time was obviously well covered by the media, but I’m really interested to hear thoughts on James. Seemed to have some pretty radical ideas on crime/religion/education by today’s standards.
Would love to hear any stories or experiences from this group about what life/political landscape was like in Alabama during these times. Thanks!
Was at the Jason Isbell concert in Birmingham last night, and now I’ve been listening to old Drive By Truckers albums all morning. The songs about Wallace and Fob James always interested me.
I grew up in North Alabama in the 90’s, but was too young to remember any of the political landscape really until Bob Riley was in office. My parents grew up in Chicago so they didn’t have any first-hand knowledge other than what was covered on Wallace in the news.
Was hoping to gain some perspective from those who grew up in/around Alabama about what your experiences/memories were of the Wallace and James terms. Wallace’s time was obviously well covered by the media, but I’m really interested to hear thoughts on James. Seemed to have some pretty radical ideas on crime/religion/education by today’s standards.
Would love to hear any stories or experiences from this group about what life/political landscape was like in Alabama during these times. Thanks!