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 ...

Saturday, April 12 will mark the 160th anniversary of my ancestors learning about their freedom. On April 12, 1865, union ...

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The $11 million waterfront project showcases hometown heroes Satchel Paige, Hank Aaron, and other legends who put the Alabama ...

Family day is coming up ... a Parade of Flags at 11 a.m. Acts scheduled to appear before the parade include Africatown drummers, Red McWilliams (Celtic), Manuela Talavares (Peru); Peruvian ...

the last known ship to smuggle stolen Africans to America — through the descendants of its captive passengers. Currently, they live in a region known as Africatown (found near Mobile ...

He said interviews included family members, or those who are still ... together at the Mobile County Training School in the Africatown community. Jones lives in Africatown and is an advocate ...

Through powerful storytelling, historical accounts, and personal narratives, the film traces the resilience and cultural preservation of Africatown founders and their descendants. It highlights the ...

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 ...

Hours before the ceremony, a group of descendants of Black people the school enslaved backed out, citing concerns that the yearslong reconciliation process ultimately felt too symbolic.

Accredited Genealogists Ireland (AGI) has published a guide highlighting ten useful and free Irish genealogy websites to assist individuals researching their Irish ancestry. The guide forms part ...