Alabama is the 22nd State in the United States. 3.19% of the state’s total area is water. About 60% of its land area is made up of plains inclined towards the famous Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. Alabama was the heart of the “cotton kingdom” before the Civil War.

The State is home to five Native American tribes (Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole).  Their rich culture and traditions are well preserved to this day.

It was in Alabama that The Civil Rights Movement began 50 years ago by Rosa Parks, who passed away recently. The Movement, led by the legendary Reverend Martin Luther King, Junior, challenged and overthrew all segregation laws that denied Afro-Americans the same rights as other fellow countrymen. Today, the United States is looked upon as a nation that treats all human beings as equal. more…