Talk:Auburn, Alabama (1983: Doomsday)

Some key figures
Clyde Harness - Captain, Alabama State Police when Doomsday breaks out; cool, calm under pressure, prone to holding long grudges and waiting his turn to get even with his perceived or real enemy; occasionally interested in women (but not gay), most interested in power; sympathetic to white power/racist groups in the region; later became Captain of the Alabama State Army, led white racist insurgencies in Tuskegee and Auburn, covertly in Tuskegee and overtly when confronted by Governor Baxley in Dec. 1983; led group of whites who fled area in January 1984 and ended up in Selma, Alabama; led the so-called White Army of America during the Selma War; grudgingly agreed to ceasefire with his Republic of Selma counterpart in light of the vast belief the two sides represented the whole human race (Auburn, south Georgia was dismissed as 'probably dead'); led group of whites that founded the citystate of New Montgomery; presence is one reason Hattiesburg officials were so wary of New Montgomery; rumors about Harness's fate run wild, ranging from his survival as a brain-damaged dependent to death in battle; Harness was not seen nor spoken of in the presence of visitors to New Montgomery in '09 and '10; nevertheless, people still fear the man based on his reputation.

Bill Baxley -

George Wallace -

Ricky Hatton -

Claude Higgins - African-American police chief of Tuskegee, Alabama and former player at Alabama A&M University in TTL;

Gene McDonald - U.S. Army veteran, fought in 'Nam TTL; dishonorably discharged after murder of innocent South Vietnamese civilians in 1971; drifter, ended up joining the Klan; on Alabama State Police and FBI watch lists TTL when Doomsday broke out; became Harness's chief lieutenant; his knowledge of Vietcong sabotage and terrorist tactics proved useful in creating chaos in Tuskegee that forced the govenrment to flee to Auburn, and subsequent attacks and victory over the Alabama state government; also fought in Selman War

Carole Harris -

William Burrus - representative of former President Jimmy Carter

Pat Dye - had just begun his third season as head football coach at Auburn when Doomsday broke out

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson - former football and baseball player at Auburn University; loyal to Baxley's forces; stood up to Harness, killed as a consequence; remembered fondly by those who fled Auburn into what is now known as Neonotia; given a posthumous Medal of Valor by the League of Nations in a ceremony in Tuskegee, Neonotia in July 2010.

Charles Barkley - former basketball player at Auburn; became close friend of Jackson's when they fought in the Alabama State Army (loyal to Baxley); part of the thousands who fled Auburn for south Georgia; eventually went into politics in Neonotia