Editing Alabama (section)

== Culture ==
{{Expand section|date=March 2017}}

=== Literature ===
{{Main|Alabama literature}}

Alabama literature is characterized by themes of race and issues of gender and war, and is influenced by events such as the [[American Civil War]], the [[Reconstruction era]], the [[Civil Rights Movement]], and the [[Vietnam War]]. Some notable examples of Alabama literature include Harper Lee's ''[[To Kill A Mockingbird]]'', Winston Groom's ''[[Forrest Gump (novel)|Forrest Gump]]'', Fannie Flagg's ''[[Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe]]'', and the biographies of [[Rosa Parks]] and [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]

=== Sports ===
[[File:Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa AL, North view 20160714 1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bryant–Denny Stadium]] at the [[University of Alabama]] in Tuscaloosa]]
[[File:RegionsFieldBham.png|thumb|[[Regions Field]] in Birmingham]]
[[File:Aerial view of Von Braun Center.jpg|thumb|[[Von Braun Center]] in Huntsville]]
[[File:Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex, Legacy Arena tennis.jpg|thumb|[[Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex]] in Birmingham]]

==== Professional sports ====
{{main|List of professional sports teams in Alabama}}

Alabama has several professional and semi-professional sports teams, including three [[minor league baseball]] teams.

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Club
! City
! Sport
! League
! Venue
|-
| [[AFC Mobile]]
| [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]]
| Soccer
| [[Gulf Coast Premier League]]
| Archbishop Lipscomb Athletic Complex
|-
| [[Birmingham Bulls (SPHL)|Birmingham Bulls]]
| [[Pelham, Alabama|Pelham]]
| [[Ice hockey]]
| [[Southern Professional Hockey League]]
| [[Pelham Civic Center]]
|-
| [[Birmingham Legion FC]]
| [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]
| Soccer
| [[USL Championship]]
| [[PNC Field (Birmingham, Alabama)|PNC Field]]
|-
| [[Birmingham Barons]]
| Birmingham
| Baseball
| [[Southern League (1964–present)|Southern League]] (Double-A)
| [[Regions Field]]
|-
| [[Birmingham Stallions (2022)|Birmingham Stallions]]
| Birmingham
| [[American Football|Football]]
| [[United Football League (2024)|United Football League]]
| [[Protective Stadium]]
|-
| [[Huntsville Havoc]]
| [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]]
| Ice hockey
| Southern Professional Hockey League
| [[Von Braun Center]]
|-
| [[Montgomery Biscuits]]
| [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]]
| Baseball
| Southern League (Double-A)
| [[Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium]]
|-
| [[Rocket City Trash Pandas]]
| [[Madison, Alabama|Madison]]
| Baseball
| Southern League (Double-A)
| [[Toyota Field (Madison, Alabama)|Toyota Field]]
|-
| [[Tennessee Valley Tigers]]
| Huntsville
| Football
| [[Independent Women's Football League]]
| [[Milton Frank Stadium]]
|}

The [[Talladega Superspeedway]] motorsports complex hosts a series of [[NASCAR]] events. It has a seating capacity of 143,000 and is the thirteenth largest stadium in the world and sixth largest stadium in America. Also, the [[Barber Motorsports Park]] has hosted [[IndyCar Series]] and [[Rolex Sports Car Series]] races.

The [[ATP Birmingham]] was a [[World Championship Tennis]] tournament held from 1973 to 1980.

Alabama has hosted several professional golf tournaments, such as the 1984 and 1990 [[PGA Championship]] at [[Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club|Shoal Creek]], the [[Barbasol Championship]] ([[PGA Tour]]), the [[Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions]], [[Airbus LPGA Classic]], and [[Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic]] ([[LPGA Tour]]), and [[The Tradition]] ([[Champions Tour]]).

==== College sports ====
College football is extremely popular in Alabama, particularly the University of Alabama [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Crimson Tide]] and Auburn University [[Auburn Tigers|Tigers]], rivals in the [[Southeastern Conference]]. Alabama averages over 100,000 fans per game and Auburn averages over 80,000—both numbers among the top twenty in the nation.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/College-football-Top-10-teams-by-average-home-game-attendance-during-2021-season--179922401/ |title=College football: Top 10 teams by average home game attendance during 2021 season |first=DEAN |last=STRAKA |work=[[247Sports.com]] |date=January 5, 2022 |access-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109165538/https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/College-football-Top-10-teams-by-average-home-game-attendance-during-2021-season--179922401/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Bryant–Denny Stadium is the home of the Alabama football team, and has a [[seating capacity]] of 101,821,<ref>{{cite web |title=Bryant–Denny Stadium |url=https://rolltide.com/sports/2016/6/10/facilities-bryant-denny-html.aspx |website=RollTide.com |publisher=[[University of Alabama]] |access-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-date=January 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105213939/https://rolltide.com/sports/2016/6/10/facilities-bryant-denny-html.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> and is the fifth largest stadium in America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/stadium_list/100000.shtml |title=Stadium List: 100 000+ Stadiums |publisher=World Stadiums |access-date=February 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023205044/http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/stadium_list/100000.shtml |archive-date=October 23, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Jordan-Hare Stadium is the home field of the Auburn football team and seats up to 87,451.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan-Hare Stadium |url=https://auburntigers.com/facilities/jordan-hare-stadium/11 |publisher=[[Auburn University]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801135500/http://www.auburntigers.com/facilities/jordan_hare_stadium.html |archive-date=August 1, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Protective Stadium]] is home of the [[UAB Blazers]] football program and the [[Birmingham Bowl]]. It seats 45,000.<ref>{{cite web |last=Short |first=Cody |date=October 1, 2021 |title=Legion Field |url=https://wbhm.org/2021/a-new-stadium-has-been-a-35-year-conversation-in-birmingham-its-finally-here/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007141807/https://wbhm.org/2021/a-new-stadium-has-been-a-35-year-conversation-in-birmingham-its-finally-here/amp/ |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |access-date=January 22, 2022 |website=WBHM}}</ref> [[Ladd–Peebles Stadium]] in Mobile is the home of the University of South Alabama football team, and serves as the home of the NCAA [[Senior Bowl]], [[LendingTree Bowl]], and Alabama-Mississippi All Star Classic; the stadium seats 40,646.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://laddpeebles.com/ |title=Welcome to Ladd Peebles Stadium |publisher=[[Ladd–Peebles Stadium]] |access-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119060843/https://laddpeebles.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, Bryant–Denny Stadium and Jordan-Hare Stadium became the homes of the [[Alabama High School Athletic Association]] state football championship games, after previously being held at Legion Field in Birmingham.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.al.com/sentell/2009/04/super_6_byebye_birmingham.html |title=Super 6 leaving Birmingham for Bryant-Denny, Jordan-Hare stadiums &#124; al.com |first=Jeff |last=Sentell |work=[[The Birmingham News]] |date=April 8, 2009 |access-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119055340/https://www.al.com/sentell/2009/04/super_6_byebye_birmingham.html |url-status=live}}</ref>