Russell Blount, Author at Mobile Bay Magazine https://mobilebaymag.com/author/russell-blount/ The premier lifestyle magazine for Mobile and Baldwin counties since 1971 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:05:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://assets.mobilebaymag.com/2024/08/MB-site-icon-60x60.png Russell Blount, Author at Mobile Bay Magazine https://mobilebaymag.com/author/russell-blount/ 32 32 Shandy Jones: From Slavery to Statesman https://mobilebaymag.com/shandy-jones-from-slavery-to-statesman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shandy-jones-from-slavery-to-statesman Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:02:27 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=44727 The Reverend Shandy Jones and his fight for equality in 1800s Alabama.

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Raphael Semmes: Patriot or Pirate? https://mobilebaymag.com/raphael-semmes-patriot-or-pirate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=raphael-semmes-patriot-or-pirate Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:09:00 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=44507 Behind Admiral Semmes' storied reputation.

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James Copeland: Mobile’s Antebellum Outlaw https://mobilebaymag.com/james-copeland-mobiles-antebellum-outlaw/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=james-copeland-mobiles-antebellum-outlaw Wed, 29 May 2024 17:02:51 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=41848 Recounting an infamous criminal's life of crime across the Gulf Coast.

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Andrew Ellicott and His Forgotten Stone https://mobilebaymag.com/andrew-ellicott-and-his-forgotten-stone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=andrew-ellicott-and-his-forgotten-stone Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:09:00 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=40255 The history and purpose of a north Mobile County landmark and the man who placed it.

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Aaron Burr, Arrested in South Alabama for Treason https://mobilebaymag.com/aaron-burr-arrested-in-south-alabama-for-treason/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aaron-burr-arrested-in-south-alabama-for-treason Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:15:40 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=38371 The third vice president of the United States met his match in Alabama near the Tombigbee River.

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Madame Octavia LeVert’s Salon of the South https://mobilebaymag.com/madame-octavia-leverts-salon-of-the-south/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=madame-octavia-leverts-salon-of-the-south Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:20:12 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=36027 The rise and fall of a Mobile icon.

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Mobile’s Knights of Old: Harry Maury and the Baron https://mobilebaymag.com/harry-maury-and-the-baron/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harry-maury-and-the-baron Wed, 18 May 2022 14:58:15 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=33548 A gripping duel and scandalous love affair in 19th-century Mobile set the stage for a drama that sparked interest across the entire country.

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