Following the American Civil War, Alabama would suffer decades of economic hardship, in part due to agriculture and a few cash crops being the main driver of the state's economy.
fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, ˌæləbˈæmə wʊd sˈʌfɚ dˈɛkeɪdz ʌv ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk hˈɑːɹdʃɪp, ɪn pˈɑːɹt dˈuː tʊ ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ ænd ɐ fjˈuː kˈæʃ kɹˈɑːps bˌiːɪŋ ðə mˈeɪn dɹˈaɪvɚɹ ʌvðə stˈeɪtz ɪkˈɑːnəmi.