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Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, right, speaks with Azalea Trail Maids at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keith Necaise)
The formal launch of the Alabama Bicentennial in Mobile on May 5 brought out elected officials and local leaders to give the celebration a Mardi Gras-level of momentum.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the audience at the launch of the Alabama Bicentennial in Mobile. (K)eth Necaise
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Stone Street Baptist Church Rev. Milton Saffold speaks to the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the audience at the launch of the Alabama Bicentennial in Mobile. (K)eth Necaise
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne addresses the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keith Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
Gov. Kay Ivey waves at the crowd at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff in Mobile. (Keith Necaise)
Gov. Kay Ivey waves at the crowd at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff in Mobile. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the audience at the launch of the Alabama Bicentennial in Mobile. (K)eth Necaise
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Azalea Trail Maids participated in the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff in Mobile. (Keith Necaise)
U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne addresses the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keith Necaise)
State Sen. Arthur Orr and Gov. Kay Ivey at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff in Mobile. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
state Sen. Arthur Orr, chairman of the Alabama Bicentennial Commission, speaks to the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
Zeke Smith, Alabama Power’s executive vice president for External Affairs, speaks to the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff in Mobile. (Keith Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the media at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff in Mobile. (Keth Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the media at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff in Mobile. (Keth Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
Downtown Mobile offered a backdrop for the kickoff. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the audience at the launch of the Alabama Bicentennial in Mobile. (K)eth Necaise
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the audience at the launch of the Alabama Bicentennial in Mobile. (K)eth Necaise
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
The audience listens to speakers t the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff in Mobile. (Keith Necaise)
Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the media at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff in Mobile. (Keth Necaise)
Edwin C. Bridges, director emeritus of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, speaks to the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial launch. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the media at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff in Mobile. (Keth Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
Mobile City Councilman Fred Richardson speaks to the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
Mobile City Councilman Fred Richardson speaks to the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keith Necaise)
Gov. Kay Ivey, the Rev. Milton E. Saffold, Stone Street Baptist Church and U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne participate in the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff in Mobile. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson speaks to the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson speaks to the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson speaks to the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keith Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the audience at the launch of the Alabama Bicentennial in Mobile. (K)eth Necaise
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the audience at the launch of the Alabama Bicentennial in Mobile. (K)eth Necaise
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne addresses the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Edwin C. Bridges, director emeritus of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, speaks to the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial launch. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
A cake with the Alabama 200 logo denotes the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
The festivities continued into the night on Friday. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
state Sen. Arthur Orr, chairman of the Alabama Bicentennial Commission, speaks to the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keith Necaise)
Zeke Smith, Alabama Power’s executive vice president for External Affairs, speaks to the audience at the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff in Mobile. (Keith Necaise)
The Alabama Bicentennial three-year celebration had its formal kickoff in Mobile May 5. (Keith Necaise)
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the audience at the launch of the Alabama Bicentennial in Mobile. (K)eth Necaise
Political, business and community leaders turned out for the Alabama Bicentennial kickoff. (Keth Necaise)
