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1. In 1902, the Alabama State Fair Association was incorporated.
2. In 1918, Camp Sheridan in Montgomery became a training ground for soldiers during World War I.
3. In 1936, the Alabama state Supreme Court upheld the state's anti-evolution law, commonly known as the "monkey trial" law.
4. In 1958, Alabama abolished the poll tax, which had been used as a way to limit voting among African Americans and poor whites.
5. In 1979, the body of civil rights leader and Tuskegee Institute founder Booker T. Washington was exhumed and moved to a new burial site on the institute's campus in Tuskegee.
5 Fun Facts About July 17 In Alabama History
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