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 (27 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

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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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Africatown could be a major historic site Feb. 8 2011 Press-Register 5A.pdf
Editorial on 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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Archaeologist uses radar to locate graves Jan. 18 2010 Press-Register 1C, 3C Final.pdf
Newspaper article on Africatown Cemetery

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At Africatown, more to do Sept. 22 2008 Press-Register 6A Editorial.pdf
Editorial on the story of Africatown

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Black heritage trail takes shape Mar. 30 2007 Mobile County Neighbors 1, 6.pdf
Newspaper article on Mobile's black heritage trail including Africatown markers

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Businessman, historian Jack Friend dies Nov. 13 2010 Press-Register 1C, 3C.pdf
Newspaper article on local historian Jack Friend's death

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Carnival film wins standing ovation Aug. 1 2008 Press-Register 1A, 4A.pdf
Newspaper article on documentary The Order of Myths

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