According to The New York Times, by 2017, many of Alabama's African Americans were living in Alabama's cities such as Birmingham and Montgomery.
ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz, baɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, mˈɛnɪəv ˌæləbˈæməz ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz wɜː lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn ˌæləbˈæməz sˈɪɾiz sˈʌtʃ ɐz bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm ænd mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi.