Jay Higginbotham

Prieur Jay Higginbotham (1937-2017) was an author, historian, and activist whose major accomplishments included founding the Mobile Municipal Archives and writing several important works about southern history and international relations. In addition to his award-winning Old Mobile (1977), he is known for his nonfiction work about the Soviet Union in the 1960s called Fast Train Russia (1981). He received five literary awards, including the Gilbert Chinard Prize and the Alabama Library...See more

Prieur Jay Higginbotham (1937-2017) was an author, historian, and activist whose major accomplishments included founding the Mobile Municipal Archives and writing several important works about southern history and international relations. In addition to his award-winning Old Mobile (1977), he is known for his nonfiction work about the Soviet Union in the 1960s called Fast Train Russia (1981). He received five literary awards, including the Gilbert Chinard Prize and the Alabama Library Association Award. See less