Alabama Is The 22Nd State In The United States

Alabama is the 22nd State in the United States. 3.19% of the state’s total area is water. About 60% of its land area is made up of plains inclined towards the famous Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. Alabama was the heart of the “cotton kingdom” before the Civil War.

The State is home to five Native American tribes (Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole).  Their rich culture and traditions are well preserved to this day.

It was in Alabama that The Civil Rights Movement began 50 years ago by Rosa Parks, who passed away recently. The Movement, led by the legendary Reverend Martin Luther King, Junior, challenged and overthrew all segregation laws that denied Afro-Americans the same rights as other fellow countrymen. Today, the United States is looked upon as a nation that treats all human beings as equal.

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The West End ? for High Flying Shoppers

 

London’s West End has long been considered the epitome of cool and chic fashion in what is arguably Europe’s busiest city. West End is actually an area in Central London and contains many of the city’s tourist attractions, businesses, shopping centers and of course the famed West End theatres. The term West End came into use during the 19th century to describe the posh fashionable areas that lie to the west of Charing Cross London.

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