Episode 49: Politics of Alabama
Artwork by Matthew Weflen.
In this episode Sophy and Kelly speak to Alabamians about the politics of Alabama, including the history of the Democratic party and the start of the Civil Rights Movement, gerrymandering, racial politics, the role of the church in politics, brain drain, and the renewed energy of Democrats in the wake of the Doug Jones Senate race.
Guests include: activists Lori Feldman and Kayla Sloan from Indivisible NW Alabama/Shoals Area Young Dems/Lauderdale County Democratic Executive Committee (01:32); Jessica Johnson Anderson, Vice President of Alabama Young Democrats (24:35); Tabitha Isner, candidate for US Congress from the Alabama 2nd district (45:22); Danner Kline, candidate for US Congress from the Alabama sixth district (1:09:26).
Links:
- Alabama Young Democrats : Website | Facebook | Twitter
- Tabitha Isner: Website | Facebook | Twitter
- Danner Kline: Website | Facebook | Twitter
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Musical credits:
"Sweeter Vermouth" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Easy Lemon (30 second) Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
