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 (22 total)

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

Preserving black heritage at Africatown Jan. 19 1986 6H, 7H Port City Magazine.pdf
Newspaper article on Africatown and possible state park

Benin roots mix with Africatown cuisine Nov. 10 2002 Mobile Register 1B, 3B.pdf
Newspaper article on Africatown and Benin

An overlooked heritage Nov. 6 2002 12A.pdf
Editorial on the Clotilda and Africatown

Amistad Welcomed in Mobile Nov. 11 2002 1A, 4A.pdf
Newspaper article on the Amistad and the Clotilda

Item 51 Senate passes bill giving Africatown historic status.pdf
Newspaper article on Africatown

Item 37 A Memoir of Lottie Dennison.pdf
Book summary of A Memoir of Lottie Dennison by Mable Dennison

Item 14 The tale of a bizarre bet.pdf
Newspaper article on the Clotilda

Item 9 From Africa to Africatown.pdf
Newspaper article on the AfricaTown Folk Festival
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