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Just 250 miles from north to south, ALABAMA ranges from the fast-flowing
rivers, waterfalls and lakes of the Appalachian foothills to the
subtropical bayous and white beaches of the Gulf Coast . Most of
its industry is concentrated in the north , around rejuvenated Birmingham
, and Huntsville , first home of the nation's space program. The
sun-scorched farmlands of middle Alabama envelop sober Montgomery
, the state capital. Away from the French-influenced coastal strip
around attractive Mobile , fundamentalist Protestant attitudes have
traditionally backed a succession of right-wing demagogues, such
as George Wallace , the four-time state governor who received ten
million votes in the 1968 presidential election.
Times have moved on since the epic civil rights struggles in Montgomery,
Birmingham and Selma . Monuments and civic literature celebrate
the achievements of the campaigners, and even Wallace renounced
his racist views, courting - and winning - black votes in his successful
campaign for governor in 1982.
Considering its rural nature, public transportation is relatively
good in Alabama. Daily Amtrak trains from New York and Atlanta to
New Orleans stop at Anniston, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, while the
line from Jacksonville to New Orleans passes through Mobile; Amtrak
buses connect Birmingham and Mobile by way of Montgomery, and Greyhound
serves the major towns and cities. Mobile, Montgomery, Huntsville
and Birmingham all have small airports.
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