Alabama literature is characterized by themes of race and issues of gender and war, and is influenced by events such as the American Civil War, the Reconstruction era, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Vietnam War.
ˌæləbˈæmə lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ɪz kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd baɪ θˈiːmz ʌv ɹˈeɪs ænd ˈɪʃuːz ʌv dʒˈɛndɚ ænd wˈɔːɹ, ænd ɪz ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ ᵻvˈɛnts sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, ðə ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən ˈiəɹə, ðə sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts mˈuːvmənt, ænd ðə vˌiːətnˈɑːm wˈɔːɹ.