1943 in Alabama

← 1942 1941 1940 1943 in Alabama → 1944 1945 1946
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	History of Alabama Historical outline of Alabama List of years in Alabama 1943 in the United States

Events from the year 1943 in Alabama

Events

May 11 - The Ink Spots headlined a concert at Municipal Auditorium. ^[1]

May 25 - riots break out at the Alabama Dry Dock Shipping Company after 12 African Americans were promoted at their job. ^[2]

August 28 - a mine explosion in Jefferson County kills 24 people. ^[3]

Births

• Dewey “Spooner” Oldham Jr, June 14, 1943 ^[4] - songwriter
• Sam Frazier Jr, August 12, 1943 - harmonica player
• Henry Victor Gaston, January 15, 1943 ^[5] - politician

Deaths

• Thomas Kilby, October 22, 1943 - Politician
• Charles S McDowell, May 22, 1943 - Politician ^[6]

References

1. "1943 - Bhamwiki". bhamwiki.com. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
2. "On This Day in 1943: White Workers Riot After Black Workers Promoted in Mobile, Alabama". HNN. 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
3. "1943 — Aug 28-29, Sayreton No. 2 Coal Mine methane gas explosions, Birmingham, AL– 28 – Deadliest American Disasters and Large-Loss-of-Life Events". 1943-08-28. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
4. "Spooner Oldham Concert & Tour History | Concert Archives". www.concertarchives.org. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
5. "Alabama Legislature". alison.legislature.state.al.us. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
6. "Alabama Department of Archives and History: Ala. Lieutenant Governor Charles Samuel McDowell, Jr". www.archives.state.al.us. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2025-11-07.