Alabama
Darron Patterson on the legacy of Africatown, Mobile:
“The importation of enslaved people to the USA was abolished in 1808. But, in 1860, wealthy landowner and businessman Timothy Meaher made
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:00 AM by Jacqui Agate
Darron Patterson on the legacy of Africatown, Mobile:
“The importation of enslaved people to the USA was abolished in 1808. But, in 1860, wealthy landowner and businessman Timothy Meaher made
Friday, February 17, 2023 10:00 AM by Jacqui Agate
The Alabama city made headlines in 2019 when the mouldering remains of the Clotilda – the last known ship to bring captive Africans into the US in the mid-19th
Friday, July 29, 2022 11:00 AM by Jacqui Agate
Nowhere is this more palpable than in Mobile, a Gulf Coast city some 250 miles south of Birmingham. The city made headlines in 2019, when the Clotilda – the last ship known