The people of Wilcox County, Alabama, remember a longtime sheriff as a god or a monster—it just depends on who you ask.
Alabama
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The Alabama Landline That Keeps Ringing
“Auburn University’s help desk is still answering the public’s calls 70 years on.”
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The Only Narcan Vending Machine in Alabama
“How Walker County is confronting the next phase of the opioid crisis.”
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Right-Wing Media and the Death of an Alabama Pastor: An American Tragedy
“Bubba Copeland was the heart and soul of his community—mayor, businessman. When a website exposed his deepest secrets, his life wasn’t the only thing that was destroyed.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This edition highlights stories by Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, David Gauvey Herbert, Kit Chellel, Ashley Stimpson, and Nate Rogers.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
“Meet the rednecks running a mutual aid auto repair shop in Alabama.”
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Red America’s Compassion Fatigue: A Report From Mobile, Alabama
“But what, I wondered, about people living in red America who have embraced immunity? In the national battle over vaccination, their voices have largely been drowned out.”
Posted inCrime, Highlight, investigations, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Alabama “Corrections” System: An American Horror Story
“When you lay down to go to sleep, you better be prayed up, because there’s no guarantee you’re waking up.”
Posted inCulture, History, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
How One Alabama Sherriff Worked Openly to Oppress People of Color
Here’s what voter suppression looked like in Alabama in the middle of the 20th century.