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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 (27 total)

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Mobile Register article about Mobile Public Library's Ben May Main location shifting their reference materials into what was until then the Museum Room, due to the growing collection

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Item 8.pdf
Newspaper article on Sylviane Diouf's presentation on the Clotilda

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Item 11 The Slave Ship Clotilda and the Making of AfricaTown,USA.pdf
Book review of Natalie S. Robertson's book, The Slave Ship Clotilda and the Making of AfricaTown, USA

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

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Celebrating cultures on both sides of the bay Mar. 18 2007 Press-Register 1B, 6B.pdf
Newspaper article on the Africatown Folk Festival and other festivals

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Plateau community observes Kwanzaa traditions Dec. 31 2006 Press-Register 1B, 3B.pdf
Newspaper article about Africatown and Kwanzaa

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Piece of History Feb. 11 2008 Press-Register 1B, 5B Final.pdf
Newspaper article on historic marker at Union Baptist Church

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Mobile to host community scholars May 11 2008 Press-Register 6E Redo.pdf
Newspaper article on scholarly convention in Mobile

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Gifts to Africatown May 21 2007 Press-Register 1B.pdf
Newspaper photograph of Cudjo's bust

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