Montgomery County Archives-AL.

08/02/2022

As part of its ongoing efforts to document the richness and diversity of Montgomery County, Alabama’s history the Montgomery County Archives recently conducted an oral history with Montgomery County Judge Charles Price.
Judge Price’s storied career includes six years in the United States Army where he served with the 82 Airborne Division and as a Green Beret. Price went on to serve in the U. S. Army Reserve where he eventually retired as a lieutenant colonel. After obtaining his law degree Price worked in the U. S. Department of Justice. Later he served as an assistant Attorney General in Alabama and was later named as a deputy district attorney in Montgomery County, Alabama.
In 1974 Judge Price was appointed acting district attorney of Escambia County, Alabama. On April 4, 1983, Governor George C. Wallace appointed Price to the Montgomery County, Alabama circuit court, making him the first African American in the state of Alabama to hold the position. Judge Price went on to win reelection multiple times, retiring in 2015.
In his wide-ranging interview Price reflects on a variety of topics, including his time in the military, his legal career, his belief in the importance of education and more.

06/09/2022

June 19, 2022, marks the Juneteenth holiday. To commemorate Juneteenth, the Montgomery County Archives (MCA) interviewed Dr. Howard Robinson, Associate Director for Archives and Cultural Heritage Services at Alabama State University, to explain the history and significance of Juneteenth.

05/17/2022

In April 2022 the Montgomery County Archives interviewed Dr. Mehmed Ali, Director of Academic Services at Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, discusses Douglasville, an early twentieth century, African American neighborhood in Montgomery that was removed during the construction of Maxwell Air Force Base.

Ali focuses on the history of the land before Douglasville was founded, the founding of Douglasville and its history, and the end of Douglasville. Ali also explains why he studies the histories of vanished places and the importance of studying local history

In this interview Dr. Mehmed Ali, Director of Academic Services at Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, discusses Douglasville, an early twentieth century...

05/10/2022

In March 2022 the Montgomery County Archives conducted an interview with former Montgomery, Alabama mayor Todd Strange. The interview focuses on Strange’s career prior to entering politics, his political endeavors, including his time on the Montgomery County, Alabama County Commission and as mayor of Montgomery from 2009 to 2019, and his post-mayoral activities.