Alabama  is a state in the Southern United States of America.
The state is named after the Alabama tribe, a Native American
people who originally lived at the confluence of the Coosa and
Tallapoosa Rivers. Alabama is known for its scenic beauty, and
has a lot to offer those who enjoy the great outdoors. Alabama
can be characterized as having 4 regions:  Other destinations
Alabama, along with the South in general, has a reputation for
"Southern hospitality." The people of this state are generally
genial and helpful and often go out of their way to help a
stranger. While racial divisions still exist in the state, they
are much more muted than popular belief and stereotypes hold. In
fact, many leaps and bounds have been made within Alabama, in
terms of race relations, since the 1950s and 60s. Known
primarily for its status as the original capital of the
Confederacy (in Montgomery) and the birthplace of the Civil
Rights movement of the 1960s, Alabama can be a study in
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