This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama


00:02:14 1 Etymology
00:04:34 2 History
00:04:43 2.1 Pre-European settlement
00:06:29 2.2 European settlement
00:09:15 2.3 Early 19th century
00:12:16 2.3.1 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:15:43 2.4 20th century
00:26:51 3 Geography
00:30:23 3.1 Climate
00:34:59 3.2 Flora and fauna
00:36:28 4 Demographics
00:37:53 4.1 Ancestry
00:42:02 4.2 Census-designated and metropolitan areas
00:42:14 4.3 Cities
00:42:22 4.4 Language
00:43:25 4.5 Religion
00:48:35 4.6 Health
00:49:20 5 Economy
00:53:24 5.1 Largest employers
00:53:45 5.2 Agriculture
00:54:22 5.3 Industry
00:58:29 5.4 Tourism
00:59:11 5.5 Healthcare
00:59:33 5.6 Banking
01:00:56 5.7 Electronics
01:01:36 5.8 Construction
01:02:06 6 Law and government
01:02:16 6.1 State government
01:07:55 6.2 Taxes
01:10:30 6.3 County and local governments
01:13:32 6.4 Politics
01:17:00 6.5 Elections
01:17:09 6.5.1 State elections
01:19:53 6.5.2 Local elections
01:21:12 6.5.3 Federal elections
01:22:04 7 Education
01:22:14 7.1 Primary and secondary education
01:24:28 7.2 Colleges and universities
01:27:26 8 Media
01:30:22 9 Culture
01:30:31 9.1 Literature
01:30:40 9.2 Sports
01:30:49 9.2.1 College sports
01:32:27 9.2.2 Professional sports
01:33:40 10 Transportation
01:33:49 10.1 Aviation
01:34:22 10.2 Rail
01:34:43 10.3 Roads
01:36:56 10.4 Ports
01:37:44 11 See also



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Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.