State Song.
Ala. Code § 1-2-16
in effect1-2-16. State Song.
The poem “Alabama,” a gift to the people of the state from Julia S. Tutwiler, together with the original music written for such poem by Edna Gockel-Gussen, which music has been approved and adopted by the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs, is hereby adopted as the state song of Alabama.
(Acts 1931, No. 126, p. 190.)
Source: Alabama Legislature (alison.legislature.state.al.us)URL: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama#1-2-16Fetched: 10/20/2026
