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The Zamora Shriners show off their motorcycles in a parade down University Boulevard.

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The aftermath of the March 21, 1932, tornado. A two-story school for blacks was in its path.

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The Alston Building is decorated for the 1916 centennial celebration of the settlement of Tuscaloosa.

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The Zamora Shriners of Tuscaloosa drive down University Boulevard in a parade. Note the downtown scene with Adrian's, and Rhealee in the background. Adrian's is the building currently (as of July 2010) occupied by DePalma's Restaurant.

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The soldier in the center is John C. Foster.

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In June of 1963, Vivian Malone (1942-2005) became one of two black students to register for classes at the University of Alabama, after being barred at the door by Governor George C. Wallace. Malone became the first black student to graduate from the…

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Sgt. Earle Davis Gregory (October 18, 1897 - January 6, 1972) was a World War I Medal of Honor recipient for his heroic actions in 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France.

He moved to Tuscaloosa in 1935 to work at the Veterans…

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These German prisoners of war, once barbers, cut their companions' hair in the styles requested. Camp Aliceville housed 6,000 prisoners, part of Rommel's Afrika Korps who surrendered in May of 1943. A portion of these prisoners were assigned to…

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"German prisoners of war here at the country's largest internment camp had varied vocations prior to their army service, and American camp officials have furnished many of them with equipment for continuing in the type of work they know best. In this…

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Tuscaloosa's Centennial was celebrated in 1916 (rather than 1919) to coincide with the 100th Anniversary of the first white settlers in the area.

The city was very excited to celebrate the first 100 years of Tuscaloosa with pageants and a parade.
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