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Another city flying under the radar,in terms of it's Black population, is Huntsville, AL. Within Alabama, Montgomery and Birmingham get all the attention. However, Huntsville (28% Black) has 2 HBCUs. University of Alabama A&M, and Oakwood University. Ruben Stoddard went to UA A&M. Brian McKnight (though born in Buffalo, NY) went to Oakwood University. So did Little Richard (he's buried in Huntsville).
Another city flying under the radar,in terms of it's Black population, is Huntsville, AL. Within Alabama, Montgomery and Birmingham get all the attention. However, Huntsville (28% Black) has 2 HBCUs. University of Alabama A&M, and Oakwood University. Ruben Stoddard went to UA A&M. Brian McKnight (though born in Buffalo, NY) went to Oakwood University. So did Little Richard (he's buried in Huntsville).
Some may know about it because of the HBCU's and , but it does seem to be overlooked compared to those 2 cities, the major college towns(Auburn and Tuscaloosa) and perhaps Mobile.
Some may know about it because of the HBCU's and , but it does seem to be overlooked compared to those 2 cities, the major college towns(Auburn and Tuscaloosa) and perhaps Mobile.
Even Mobile sometimes gets overlooked. And this is Hank Aaron's hometown. In fact, several talented Black baseball players came from Mobile: Billy Williams, Willie McCovey, Ozzie Smith (born there, grew up in California), Satchel Paige, Cleon Jones.
When it comes to HBCUs in Alabama, Tuskegee is the #1 school that comes up. The thing is, when considering Huntsville, historically, was never a big city until recently (it didn't even reach 100,000 people until the mid 1960s). It's currently Alabama's largest city and part of a fast growing region. For historically being small, it punches well above its weight. Two HBCUs, both were founded before University of Alabama-Huntsville.
Huntsville is literally Alabama's future. It's growing tremendously. It took Birmingham's place as Alabama's largest city. It's a major tech hub. I think with Huntsville, the space program put it on the map. When Huntsville started integrating, it did so more quietly than Montgomery or Birmingham (the first integrated school in Alabama was a Catholic school in Huntsville).
Even Mobile sometimes gets overlooked. And this is Hank Aaron's hometown. In fact, several talented Black baseball players came from Mobile: Billy Williams, Willie McCovey, Ozzie Smith (born there, grew up in California), Satchel Paige, Cleon Jones.
When it comes to HBCUs in Alabama, Tuskegee is the #1 school that comes up. The thing is, when considering Huntsville, historically, was never a big city until recently (it didn't even reach 100,000 people until the mid 1960s). It's currently Alabama's largest city and part of a fast growing region. For historically being small, it punches well above its weight. Two HBCUs, both were founded before University of Alabama-Huntsville.
Huntsville is literally Alabama's future. It's growing tremendously. It took Birmingham's place as Alabama's largest city. It's a major tech hub. I think with Huntsville, the space program put it on the map. When Huntsville started integrating, it did so more quietly than Montgomery or Birmingham (the first integrated school in Alabama was a Catholic school in Huntsville).
Birmingham has a much larger metro area than Huntsville
Birmingham has a much larger metro area than Huntsville
The municipality of Huntsville has surpassed that of Birmingham, but the metro is only half the size. The Hunstville metro is growing about 3 times faster than that of Birmingham, but it's still going to take probably 50 years for the two metros to become peers.
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