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Arlam Carr, Jr.: My Childhood Friend Showed Class, Character, and Courage in the Face of Severe Racial Hatred
Meet Arlam Carr, Jr., the brave 13-year-old black student whose federal court case desegregated the public schools in Montgomery, Alabama.

Donald V. Watkins
Feb 28, 20254 min read


As We Near the End of 2024, How Far Have Blacks in Alabama Advanced in the Last 37 Years?
This interview discussed the status of Alabama's Black citizens in 1987. How far have Blacks advanced since this 1987 interview? You decide.

Donald V. Watkins
Dec 30, 20241 min read


Charles Wallace: A Brave Pioneer, a Great Role Model, and a Wonderful Mentor in the Oil & Gas Industry
Charles Wallace was a Black pioneer in America's oil and gas industry. His planned oil refinery in Tuskegee was met with fierce racism.

Donald V. Watkins
Aug 17, 20246 min read


The Violence Is Growing
America's gun violence is growing. Today, 11 people died in a hail of bullets at a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. They were shot and killed at their place of worship. The gunman wounded 6 others, including 4 police officers, before surrendering to police.

Donald V. Watkins
Oct 27, 20183 min read


Flashback: Meeting Presidential Candidate George C. Wallace
By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on April 22, 2018 Alabama Governor George C. Wallace (left) greets a young Donald V. Watkins (second left) at the State Capitol in 1968. Wallace was running for President of the United States at the time. He won five Southern states, but lost the election. In 1968, I met Alabama Governor George Wallace in his office at the State Capitol. This meeting is memorialized in the photo below. I was on Spring Break as a sophomore at S

Donald V. Watkins
Apr 22, 20182 min read
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