Southeastern planters and traders from the Upper South brought slaves with them as the cotton plantations in Alabama expanded.
sˈaʊθiːstɚn plˈæntɚz ænd tɹˈeɪdɚz fɹʌmðɪ ˌʌpɚ sˈaʊθ bɹˈɔːt slˈeɪvz wɪð ðˌɛm æz ðə kˈɑːʔn̩ plæntˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˌæləbˈæmə ɛkspˈændᵻd.