Slovak immigrants in Alabama

Summer, 2007 issue of ALABAMA HERITAGE includes an illustrated historical article concerning large numbers of Slovaks who came to work in the mines in an Alabama town. Pam Jones. “ Brookside: a ‘Wild West Town’ in Alabama.” AH #85, Summer 2007. pp. 26-37. Tag line of the article is “As Slovak immigrants poured into this mining boomtown to find work, the once-sleepy Brookside came to vibrant life.”

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