A sense of history: Why this Black Belt county has Alabama’s highest voter turnout
Greene County is Alabama's smallest by population. But it usually posts high voter turnout. Memories of disenfranchisement play a big role.
Jun 16, 2026Open source
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Black, Alabama. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Geneva. Associated ZIP codes: 36314.
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The Supreme Court’s Latest Blow to Black Voters’ Rights
Ruth Marcus reports on the Supreme Court’s unsigned order legitimatizing an Alabama congressional-district map that a lower court had claimed “amounted t...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
SCOTUS Cobbles Together Excuse to Let Alabama Discriminate Against Black Voters in New Order
The Supreme Court showed beyond a doubt Tuesday that it will never again put a stop to Republican states snuffing out the Black vote. The six right-wing…
Jun 7, 2026Open source
Alabama groups urge Supreme Court to halt congressional map
Challengers to Alabama’s latest redistricting push urged the Supreme Court on Monday not to let the state use a congressional map in this fall’s election...
Jun 3, 2026Open source
Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling
Alabama is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, despite a lower court's ruling th...
May 27, 2026Open source
Majority wipes out lower court ruling that found GOP officials discriminated against Black voters
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a lower court ruling that found Alabama’s congressional map illegally and unconstitutionally discriminated against Bl...
May 12, 2026Open source
Supreme Court allows Alabama to eliminate congressional district held by a Black Democrat
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday allowed Alabama to revert to a congressional map with one majority-Black district in a sudden ruling th...
May 11, 2026Open source
Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts
The U.S. Supreme Court has set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year’s midterm elections.
May 11, 2026Open source
Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts
The U.S. Supreme Court has set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year’s midterm elections.
May 11, 2026Open source
Alabama Republicans Pass Last-Minute Gerrymander in Middle of Election
Republicans want to stop an active election so they can redraw the maps and strip Black political power.
May 8, 2026Open source
States Rush to Gerrymander Away Black Electoral Power Following Supreme Court Decision
In states across the old Confederacy and beyond, Republican lawmakers are scrambling to carve up districts once drawn to give Black voters a chance to choose…
May 6, 2026Open source
Black lawmakers decry supreme court voting decision: ‘We’re going backwards’
Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures are at risk of losing their seats in Alabama’s Black congressional districts after ruling
Apr 30, 2026Open source
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Activist charged with setting fire to embattled Mississippi police department
An Alabama man has been charged with setting fire to a Mississippi police department that has faced protests in the months since an officer fatally shot a 1-...
Nov 4, 2026Open source
Alabama oyster season opens amid decline in oyster numbers
Alabama Marine Resources officials say several years of poor water conditions have contributed to a significant decline in oyster numbers. Because of the dec...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
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Black is in Geneva County, Alabama.
Region: South Alabama
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36314
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Activist charged with setting fire to embattled Mississippi police department
An Alabama man has been charged with setting fire to a Mississippi police department that has faced protests in the months since an officer fatally shot a 1-...
Nov 4, 2026Open source
Alabama oyster season opens amid decline in oyster numbers
Alabama Marine Resources officials say several years of poor water conditions have contributed to a significant decline in oyster numbers. Because of the dec...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
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Black is named for George W. Black, an early settler who arrived in the area in 1884. In the early 1900s he bought 10,000 acres in Geneva County, ran a local store and served as one of the area's first sheriffs, and he is reported to have built the first cane syrup mill in Alabama. In 1904 his son became a county probate judge.
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In the early 1900s the town grew to include several stores, a drugstore, its own telephone system and a turpentine distillery, and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad ran just north of town. Black was incorporated in 1906 according to the Encyclopedia of Alabama, or 1905 according to Wikipedia. Sources Encyclopedia of Alabama: Black Wikipedia: Black, Alabama
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31.0131800, -85.7456340
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