By all indications, Childersburg is, and always has been, a quiet little town. But that is not the case. During the 1940s Childersburg experienced explosive growth when the US Army decided to locate an ammunition plant there. Thousands of people from across the nation came to work on the massive construction project spreading over 13,500 acres.SHOW ME NOW
Earl “Guitar” Williams is a blues man. Williams learned to play guitar as a youngster, hanging out at Gip’s Place, a juke joint in Bessemer, Alabama. He has played in singer Johnnie Taylor’s band and managed the band backing singer Benny Latimore. He also styled their hair. He performs in the Birmingham area and operates the Intensive Care Hair Salon in Bessemer.SHOW ME NOW
This documentary traces the march of the Spanish explorer through Alabama and the Gulf states and highlights the work of Alabama archaeologists in documenting the history of his explorations. Using descriptions of Native American life written by the survivors of De Soto’s travels and tracing Spanish artifacts unearthed at several historical locations in the state, these researchers suggest a route De Soto may have followed.SHOW ME NOW
