Episode 91 - Dr Tina Jones on Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area
Air Date: January 5, 2026 Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/3mzc5fbn Dr. Tina Naremore Jones, Executive Director of the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area (and Provost of the University of West Alabama), discusses the founding, history, and mission of the 19-county ABBNHA. The ABBNHA pursues four themes: Natural Resources and Early History Sites; Innovation in Education Sites; Modern Civil Rights Movement; and Artistic Expression / Folkways. Links mentioned in the episode: Alabama Historical Association: https://www.alabamahistory.net/ Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area: https://www.alblackbeltheritage.com/ National Heritage Area Program: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/heritageareas/index.htm National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/index.htm University of West Alabama: https://www.uwa.edu/ ABBNHA History & Heritage Overview: https://www.alblackbeltheritage.com/heritage ABBNHA Attractions & Destinations: https://www.alblackbeltheritage.com/destinations ABBNHA Sights & Sounds: https://www.alblackbeltheritage.com/sights-sounds Center for the study of the Black Belt (UWA): https://www.uwa.edu/university-departments/center-for-the-study-of-the-black-belt/ The Alabama History Podcast’s producer is Marty Olliff. Founded in 1947, the Alabama Historical Association is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama. The AHA provides opportunities for meaningful engagement with the past through publications, meetings, historical markers, and other programs. See the website www.alabamahistory.net.