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The racial makeup of the city was 53.09% White, 44.84% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. [8]
The county seat, Monroeville, is the home of two notable 20th-century authors, Truman Capote and Nelle Harper Lee, who were childhood neighbors. The novelist Mark Childress and journalist Cynthia Tucker are also Monroe County natives. In 1997 the Alabama Legislature designated Monroeville and Monroe County as the "Literary Capital of Alabama".
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The Monroe Journal is the oldest and the longest-running newspaper in Monroe County, Alabama. [1] The paper was founded in 1866 in Clairborne. It moved to Monroeville sometime after its 1867 sale by L. M. Brewer. [2] [3] It was purchased by Q. Salter in 1887, when he was just 20 years old. [4] It would remain in the Salter Family for 64 years. [5]
The Newbern city council positions will be filled either by appointment or special election. Braxton will submit names for Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, to appoint.
The Old Courthouse in Monroe County is now a theater for many plays on "To Kill a Mockingbird" as well a museum dedicated to multiple authors from Monroeville, including Lee. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, [ 1 ] and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2021.
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