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2. Convict leasing - Wikipedia

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   Alabama began convict leasing in 1846 and outlawed it in 1928. It was the last state to formally outlaw it. The revenues derived from convict leasing were substantial, accounting for about 10% of total state revenues during 1883, [21] surging to nearly 73% by 1898. [4] Political campaigning against convict leasing in Alabama began in 1915.

3. Alabama Great Southern Railroad - Wikipedia

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   The entire line was completed in May 1871, creating a diagonal link across Alabama. [14] However, due to nonpayment of interest on state bonds, the state of Alabama seized the property in mid-1871, and it was operated by other parties (including the president of the connecting New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad) until November 1877, when it ...

4. Interstate construction during the Civil Rights Movement in ...

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   The construction of Interstate 65 (I-65) and I-85 in Montgomery, Alabama, on the edge of the downtown area, took place in 1961.Built after what was called "the golden era of highway construction" in the United States, its planning and actual construction fit into an ongoing pattern of local and state governments "building elevated expressways through black districts" in many major American ...

5. List of Alabama companies - Wikipedia

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   Retail and commercial bank holding company headquartered in Birmingham. The Regions Bank subsidiary operates 1,454 offices in 16 states. 539 Vulcan Materials Company: 4,857 8,847 Producer of construction materials, including crushed stone and gravel, operating in 20 states and Mexico. 554 Encompass Health: 4,644 35,536

6. George Wallace Tunnel - Wikipedia

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   Interstate 10 eastbound in downtown entering the Wallace Tunnel. Inside of the tunnel, westbound lane. The George C. Wallace Tunnel, like the Bankhead Tunnel, emerges on the west end under Royal Street, in downtown Mobile (see map); however, whereas the Bankhead Tunnel emerges at street level joining into Government Street, the George C. Wallace Tunnel slopes upward to continue Interstate 10 ...

7. Concession (contract) - Wikipedia

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   Other forms of contracts between public and private entities, namely lease contract and management contract (in the water sector often called by the French term affermage), are closely related but differ from a concession in the rights of the operator and its remuneration. A lease gives a company the right to operate and maintain a public ...