African-American Heritage Media Coverage

 

An international spotlight has found Mobile with the 2018 discovery of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to enter the United States just north of the city. The schooner, Clotilda, smuggled African captives into the country in 1860, more than 50 years after the importation of enslaved humans was outlawed. Africatown, a community settled by the survivors after emancipation, is buzzing with energy as new light is being shed on the community’s history with this unprecedented discovery.

Below are some of the national and international stories on the recent discovery. After all, it’s not just Mobile’s history, it’s world history. 

Clotilda: The Exhibition now open in Mobile, Alabama's Africatown | Wealth of Geeks

Friday, September 08, 2023

When planning your next trip to Mobile, Alabama, make sure to make time to visit “ Clotilda : The Exhibition.” The...

Mobile's Newest Museum Honors The Survivors Of The Last Transatlantic Slave Ship | Southern Living

Friday, September 08, 2023

A remarkable legacy is explained in Mobile, Alabama. Clotilda: The Exhibition opened on July 8 in Africatown in Mobile, Alabama. This...

New Exhibit in Alabama Shares Stories from Survivors of America’s Last Slave Ship | Lonely Planet

Friday, September 08, 2023

At the Africatown Heritage House in Mobile, Alabama, a new exhibition tells fresh stories about the African American experience. In the...

Former Met Cleon Jones shares his incredible story in honor of Black History Month | YAHOO SPORTS

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

In honor of Black History Month, New York Met great Cleon Jones, who caught the last out of the 1969 World Series, shares his...

The South’s Must-Visit Museum Exhibit | National Geographic

Thursday, July 06, 2023

On July 8, 1860, shipbuilder William Foster brought 110 men, women, and children stolen from West Africa into Mobile Bay, in Alabama,...

“Clotilda: The Exhibition” at Africatown Heritage House Tickets Now Available

Monday, June 19, 2023

Tickets to Site That Shares the Stories of the 110 Survivors of the Last American Slave Ship Now Available “Clotilda: The...

Site That Shares the Stories of the 110 Survivors

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Mobile, Alabama (May 31, 2023) — Africatown Heritage House, the site that will be home to “Clotilda: The...

110 Days Until the Opening of Heritage House

Monday, May 01, 2023

Mobile, Alabama (March 20, 2023) — Today marks 110 days until the July 8 opening of Africatown Heritage House, a community...

Six of the Best New Museums in the US For 2023 | National Geographic

Friday, February 17, 2023

Africatown Heritage House- Mobile, AL The Alabama city made headlines in 2019 when the mouldering remains of the Clotilda – the...

New Museum Honors Those On America’s Final Slave Ship | Forbes

Friday, February 17, 2023

A terrible, cruel part of U.S. history will become better known this summer when the Africatown Heritage House opens to the public in...

Last slave ship: Alabama Files Federal Claim of Ownership| E-NEWS.US

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Alabama has filed a federal court claim to ownership of the wreckage of the last ship known to bring enslaved people from Africa to the...

The 15 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2022 | Smithsonian Magazine

Thursday, June 16, 2022

Resilient Small Town: Africatown, Alabama (pop. 2,000) Even after the United States outlawed the importation of enslaved labor in 1807,...