The folk art of Bill Traylor

Born into slavery around 1853 in rural Alabama, Bill Traylor worked as a sharecropper for nearly five decades after the Civil War and Emancipation. But in his 80s, without work and homeless in Montgomery, he took a new path, as an artist. Painting on scraps of paper or cardboard, Traylor's folk art told the story of African Americans in the Jim Crow era. Chip Reid reports on "Between Worlds," an exhibition of Traylor's work, and life, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.

• Apr 7, 2019
• 04:44

Company's coming

Eleanor Baker, a widow, was sitting alone at Brad's Barbeque in Oxford, Alabama, when she was approached by three young men, in a meeting she told Steve Hartman had to have been arranged by the Almighty.

• Apr 28, 2019
• 02:37

What's in a name?

At a small university near Birmingham, Alabama, Steve Hartman found a big guy: 6'8", 310-pound senior offensive lineman George Grimwade, a dominating force on the Samford Bulldog football team, who used his time on the playing field to send a very special message to his stepdad.

• Oct 20, 2019
• 02:40

Inside the memorial to victims of lynching

Oprah Winfrey reports on the Alabama memorial dedicated to thousands of African-American men, women and children lynched over a 70-year period following the Civil War.

• Apr 8, 2018
• 14:08

Oprah Winfrey examines the legacy of lynching

A new memorial is dedicated to the thousands of victims of lynchings that took place over a 70-year period following the Civil War

• Apr 6, 2018
• 01:20

The Mysterious Death of Tiffiney Crawford

A young mother found dead in her car. Could she have shot herself twice? "48 Hours" contributor David Begnaud reports.

• Jan 27, 2024
• 41:42

Miami Hurricanes player injured in Florida crash that killed 3, including 2 children

Adarius Hayes, 20, was identified as one of the drivers involved in the crash in Largo. He was hospitalized with injuries that are not life-threatening.

• May 12, 2025

Almost 60 cases dropped due to corruption in an Alabama police department

Almost five dozen criminal cases will no longer be prosecuted because they were tainted by rampant corruption in a northern Alabama police department.

• May 8, 2025

Court rules Alabama violated Voting Rights Act in drawing congressional lines

A three-judge panel permanently blocked Alabama from using a state-drawn map that they said flouted their directive to draw a plan that was fair to Black voters.

• May 8, 2025

Here Comes the Sun: Billy Eichner and more

Comedian and actor Billy Eichner sits down with Jonathan Vigliotti to discuss his new film, “Bros.” Then Conor Knighton travels to Enterprise, Alabama, to learn about the boll weevil. “Here Comes the Sun” is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on “CBS Sunday Morning.”

• Oct 11, 2022
• 23:08

Escaped kangaroo named Sheila shuts down interstate in Alabama

The owner of the kangaroo used a dart to tranquilize her after Alabama state troopers shut down both sides of an interstate for the safety of motorists.

• Apr 30, 2025

Alabama executes a man who said he was guilty and deserved to die

James Osgood, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m. CDT following a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison, authorities said.

• Apr 24, 2025

Alabama inmate wants his execution to go forward: "I am guilty"

James Osgood was condemned to die for the 2010 killing of Tracy Lynn Brown. He is one of only a small number of inmates on U.S. death rows to abandon their legal challenges.

• Apr 23, 2025

Shrimp workers optimistic on Trump tariffs

While many Americans feel President Trump's tariffs will lead to higher prices, members of the shrimping industry in one small Alabama town think the tariffs could be good for business. Janet Shamlian has more.

• Apr 14, 2025
• 02:26

Americans lacking access to sewage disposal

Bill Whitaker reports from Alabama, where a public health crisis has, by some estimates, left more than half the impoverished, rural residents in one county with raw sewage running onto their property.

• Dec 19, 2021
• 13:32

Teen shark attack survivor presses lawmakers for new alert system

Lulu Gribbin, now 16, was one of three people bitten by a shark during a string of attacks off the Florida Panhandle. She lost her left hand and a portion of her leg.

• Apr 10, 2025

ICE detains University of Alabama doctoral student

A grad student at the University of Alabama was taken into custody by ICE agents this week, the university said. The reason why has not been made clear.

• Mar 27, 2025

Deadly tornado outbreak leaves path of destruction

Residents are picking up the pieces after a deadly string of severe storms that stretched from Kansas to Alabama. Five dozen confirmed tornadoes left a trail of torn-up homes and families' lives ripped apart by the devastation. Nicole Valdes reports.

• Mar 17, 2025
• 02:17

Survivors of deadly tornadoes share stories: "We wouldn't be alive"

A massive storm system that brought tornadoes, rain, high winds and wildfires killed dozens of people in the Midwest and South over the weekend.

• Mar 17, 2025

Alabama community turns out to support bullied autistic boy

When 10-year-old Hunter Blankenship, of Clanton, Alabama, was bullied over his rainbow glasses, he was nearly driven to self-harm. But the car-loving autistic boy instead received an outpouring of love from the community, when car buffs were asked to share their automotive enthusiasm with Hunter – and hundreds answered the call. Steve Hartman reports. [If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here.]

• Mar 16, 2025
• 02:38

Hundreds of car collectors come together to support bullied Alabama boy

When a mother who was desperate to show her son that people care and life can be joyful put out a small request on social media, hundreds of muscle car drivers heeded the call.

• Mar 14, 2025

Muscle car drivers rally around bullied boy

When a mother desperate to show her 10-year-old son that people care and life can be joyful put out a small request on social media, hundreds of muscle car drivers heeded the call. Steve Hartman has the story in "On the Road."

• Mar 14, 2025
• 02:39

60 years since "Bloody Sunday" in Selma

60 years ago Friday, hundreds of civil rights advocates who gathered to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, were met by police who brutally beat several of the demonstrators. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston is in Selma with more.

• Mar 7, 2025
• 05:14

Alabama police force put on leave after 5 officers arrested, charged

The Hanceville police chief and four of his officers are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's evidence room.

• Feb 21, 2025

Alabama police department should be abolished, grand jury says

Hanceville Police Chief Jason Marlin and four of his officers are accused of multiple crimes, including removing evidence from the department's evidence room.

• Feb 20, 2025

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