More than 160 years ago, a schooner carrying illegal human cargo sailed into Mobile Bay. It was a half-century after the importation of slaves had been outlawed in the U.S. Still, in the dark of night ...

Explore the back story of the Africatown Heritage House with descendants of town founders. APT's Randy Scott and Clotilda descendant Veda Robbins explore the back story of the Africatown Heritage ...

A first-of-its-kind museum dedicated to the Clotilda - the last known slave ship - and its 110 survivors will officially open on Saturday, 163 years to the date that the vessel arrived into Mobile Bay ...

Dilapidated houses in Africatown in need of improvement. (Courtesy M.O.V.E. Mobile-Gulf Coast CDC) Today, Africatown (also known as Africatown USA or Plateau) has been incorporated into the Mobile ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AFRICATOWN, AL,(WGNO) —At around 1860, the ...

Slowed to a crawl by the COVID-19 epidemic, efforts to preserve and promote the story of the slave ship Clotilda and the Africatown community appear to be picking up steam. The first days of September ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Modular building units are arriving in Africatown for what will be part of the Africatown Heritage House, a $1.3 million project that will eventually house a History Museum of ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Two locations in Mobile are now recognized for their role in the Reconstruction Era, a period of U.S. history after the Civil War. The National Park Service recognizes more than ...

Boasting his intention to dodge the U.S. Navy’s enforcement of the hated ban, Meaher partners with William Foster, a shipwright who captains his beautifully crafted schooner, the Clotilda. The pair ...

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Africatown Redevelopment Corporation’s mission to preserve the town’s history, revitalize housing, and attract and develop commerce is coming along as a new home was ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Residents of Africatown had the opportunity to preserve history at a photo scan event. The event was hosted by UCLA Ph.D. candidate Madison Aubey in partnership with All Things ...

AFRICATOWN, Ala. (WKRG) — Several organizations in Africatown took part in bringing back the annual Lantern Walk, as the walk was once a part of Africatown’s history. The last Lantern Walk was held in ...