Want to understand Alabama? Start in Camp Hill. This is a story about radical legacies intertwined with faith, chronic disinvestment, climate crisis, and the future of Alabama. 

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SOURCES

• Kelley, Robin D. G. _Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depression_. Chapel Hill, The University Of North Carolina Press, 2015
• Dilawar, Arvind. “A More Perfect Union.” Lapham’s Quarterly, 16 Apr. 2020
• Wilson, Claire M. “Camp Hill - Encyclopedia of Alabama.” Encyclopedia of Alabama, 20 Mar. 2024
• Siri Hedreen. “Camp Hill Fights to Uplift Black Communist Legacy Buried by Racism and Red Scare.” Alex City Outlook, 6 Apr. 2022
• Marlow, William. “Camp Hill Fire Station, 100-Year-Old Church Damaged in Storms.” Alex City Outlook, 30 Mar. 2023
• West, John.  'An Invisible Disaster' - Camp Hill Needs Your Help after Hailstorm Damages over 400 Houses.” Opelika-Auburn News, 7 Apr. 2023
• Hedgepeth, Lee. “Camp Hill, Alabama, Faced an Undeclared Disaster. Then Came the Dadeville Shooting”, Tread by Lee Hedgepeth, 20 Apr. 2023
• Cason, Mike. “Dadeville Reacts to Arrests in Deadly Shooting: “Children Killing Children.” Al.com, 19 Apr. 2023
• Chapoco, Ralph. “Investigator: Guns Drawn at Dadeville Party after Speaker Fell to Floor ” Alabama Reflector, 25 Apr. 2023
• West, John. “Camp Hill Residents Plead for Help after FEMA Denies Them Assistance.” Opelika-Auburn News, 18 May 2023
• Stephenson, Jemma. “One Year Later: Dadeville and Camp Hill Still Recovering from Storm, Mass Shooting” Alabama Reflector, 15 Apr. 2024
• Murphy, Abigail. “First Lynching Memorial Established for Tallapoosa County.” Alex City Outlook, 29 June 2024

LEARN MORE

EJI National Memorial for Peace and Justice 

Phil Dowdell Legacy Foundation 

Video interviews with residents:

• Visiting Camp Hill  by Alabama Values  
• From Resilience to Restoration: Camp Hill by the People's Justice Council