Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins Doctoral Dissertation in Alabama History Award

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The Wiggins Doctoral Dissertation in Alabama History Award honors former AHA president, editor of The Alabama Review, and first female faculty member of the University of Alabama history department Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins (1934-2020).  The next award will be presented in 2027 and will recognized a doctoral dissertation or theses completed at any institution of higher education in the last two years focusing on Alabama history. 

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Past Winners

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2025: David Chase Stephens, Auburn University

“To Obstruct and Resist: Paradise v. Allen, Integration Efforts, and the Alabama State Troopers”

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2022: Melissa Young, University of Alabama

“Magic City Jews: Integration and Public Memory in Birmingham, Alabama, 1871-1911”

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To donate to the award fund, please mail a check to:

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Alabama Historical Association

Pebble Hill

Auburn, AL 36849

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Or click the link below to make an online contribution.

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