“Druid City” Documentary to premiere at Jemison Mansion, December 3

This is the trailer for the world premiere of “Druid City,” a wonderful song performed by Bible Study, a Tuscaloosa band. This trailer and the music video was a class project for students enrolled in the University of Alabama’s Department of History “The Nineteenth Century City” course during the Fall 2014 semester. Special thanks to Ian Crawford, Tim Higgins, Jemison Mansion, members of the group Bible Study as well as everyone who has supported this effort including Kari Frederickson, Chair of the Department of History and several professors including Dr. John Beeler.

See the music video and short documentary at Jemison Mansion, 1305 Greensboro Ave. in Tuscaloosa, Al Dec. 3, 2014. Light snacks and beverages and a student photography exhibit of buildings that trace emerging urban life in and outside of Tuscaloosa will be followed by a brief Q & A.

Special guest speaker: Dr. Robert Mellown, University of Alabama, Associate Professor Emeritus of Art History, Nineteenth-Century Art, and author of The University of Alabama – A Guide to the Campus and Its Architecture (University of Alabama Press, 2013)