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Africatown Cemetary “There’s a reckoning ... History Museum of Mobile exploring the fateful ship and its modern-day descendants. Of particular note, actual pieces of the salvaged schooner ...
“However, we are hopeful that we — the current generation of the Meaher family — can start a new chapter.” The question of what justice looks like for the people of Africatown ...
and a spate of books adding detail about the lives of the Clotilda survivors and their descendants. But the Africatown community still faces challenges, including finding ways to leverage the new ...
An Alabama Port Authority railroad project that generated concern in Mobile’s Africatown community has passed a review by the Federal Railroad Authority, which says the work will not disrupt ...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A story out of Africatown honors the legacy of survival, land ownership and historical memory. The Lewis Quarters Historic Marker has now been installed, marking the 155th ...
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Africatown scheduled the First Annual Owambe Festival. According to a news release, the four-day festival is scheduled from Feb. 13 to Feb. 16, 2025.