The Alabama Humanities Alliance fosters learning, understanding, and appreciation of our people, communities and cultures through seminars, workshops, lectures, exhibitions, documentary films, and more. We enrich the lives of Alabamians with humanities-centered programming tailored to address specific community needs. Check out our programs, and find your AHA moments.
Alabama History Day is the state contest of National History Day, a history competition that engages middle school and high school students in robust and creative historical research. Please join us for Alabama History Day ’25: April 11, 2025, at Troy University at Montgomery!
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Listen to AHA’s new podcast exploring community journalism in rural Alabama. And discover how citizen-produced newspapers can help build community, preserve history, and sustain our very democracy.
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Learn how the past affects the present.
Share our stories with each other.
Don’t avoid the tough parts.
Heal. Grow. Together.
Through this initiative, we're exploring connections between democracy, journalism, and an informed citizenry. Because when citizens know their towns and their neighbors better, communities can thrive.
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Funded through the W. Edgar Welden Fund for Education, AHA's Jenice Riley Scholarships support K-8 Alabama educators who excel at getting students to engage with history and civics. Apply now for a 2025 Riley Scholarship!
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AHA’s Road Scholars program is on temporary hiatus. As of Feb. 15, 2025, we are not booking any new Road Scholar speaking engagements. All 2025 Road Scholar engagements booked before February 15 will take place as scheduled!
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Did you know AHA brings Smithsonian traveling exhibits to Alabama? In 2023-2024, we met at the Crossroads in communities statewide, highlighting change in rural America over the past century. In 2025, we’re bringing Spark! to Alabama, exploring the connections between people, place, and innovation.
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"Stony the Road We Trod: Exploring Alabama’s Civil Rights Legacy” gives educators a chance to participate in an immersive field study of Alabama’s role in the movement for civil and human rights. Alabama K-12 educators are invited to apply for our next week-long Stony experience: July 6-12, 2025.
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AHA’s ongoing teacher workshops offer the chance for educators to become subject-matter experts on topics of interest led by leading historians, authors, professors, and more. See below for info on our 2024-2025 workshops!
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A podcast series exploring Black Alabamians’ fight for full participation in the electoral process, including the right to vote. We’ll examine what that right secured...and what it didn’t. We’ll also look at where the electoral process is headed in Alabama — and how the humanities can play a vital role in its future.
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