Mapa Alabama has a rich history, with Native American tribes inhabiting the region for thousands of years before the arrival of European explorers and settlers. The state played a significant role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, with events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Selma to Montgomery March. The state was also a major producer of cotton during the antebellum period and played a significant role in the Confederacy during the Civil War.