Mobile Public Library Digital Collections

Mobile Public Library Local History & Genealogy Library

The Local History and Genealogy Library is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to the history of Mobile, and the greater Gulf Coast region.

Browse Items (140 total)

Last Survivor of Slave Ship Deeply Grateful to God, Man . 18 Aug 1935 Mobile Press.pdf
Mobile Press article about the passing of Kazoola, also known as Cujo Lewis

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25th Original Africatown Folk Festival slated for this weekend Mar. 14 2007 Press-Register 1B, 6B.pdf
Newspaper article on Africatown festival and history

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Religion Bulletin Special Services Union Baptist Church Aug. 14 2004 Mobile Register 5D.pdf
Newspaper article on the 144th anniversary of the Clotilda's landing

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A celebration of heritage Dec. 26 2006 Press-Register 1D, 3D.pdf
Newspaper article on Africatown and Kwanzaa

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Item 1 African Dreams.pdf
Book review of Sylviane Diouf's book, Dreams of Africa in Alabama: The Slave Ship Clotilda and the Last Africans Brought to America

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Item 5 Africatown.pdf
Newspaper article on Africatown, referencing the Clotilda

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Africatown could be a major historic site Feb. 8 2011 Press-Register 5A.pdf
Editorial on Africatown

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Africatown grew on slaves' legends and lore 25 July 1993 Mobile Register 2G.pdf
Newspaper article on the history of Cudjo Lewis and Africatown

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Africatown on verge of historic breakthrough Oct. 21 2012 Press-Register 4A.pdf
Newspaper article on Africatown and National Register of Historic Places

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Africatown project reviving history Jan. 23 2010 Press-Register 6A.pdf
Editorial on Africatown Cemetery project

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