Tag: Africatown
Answers From the Past
Humble pieces of wood and metal speak volumes in a new exhibition about the slave ship Clotilda.
Mobile Bay Magazine’s 4th Annual Watershed Awards
Mobile Bay’s Annual Honor recognizes the environmental guardians of our communities
Mobile’s Colonial Foodways
How six cultures influenced Mobile’s culinary traditions, shaping the unique cuisine we enjoy today.
Descendant
The Sundance award-winning documentary releasing to international audiences this October captures Africatown’s complicated history and hope for the future.
Cleon Jones, A Miracle Met
Cleon Jones' champion mindset not only helped on the field but with revitalizing his hometown, Africatown, as well.
Ask McGehee: Who was Emma Roche?
Emma Langdon Roche (1878 - 1945) once described herself as an “artist, writer, housekeeper and farmer.” In retrospect, she could well be termed Mobile’s “Renaissance Woman.”
Mobile County Training School, Class of 1921
Take a dive into a 1921 class photo from the Mobile County Training School in Plateau.
The History of Three Mile Creek
Dive into the history of Three Mile Creek with this early 1900s photograph, and find out how the body of water got its name.
Mobile Bay Magazine’s 2nd Annual Watershed Awards
Mobile Bay’s annual Watershed Awards recognize the environmental guardians of our communities.
Seeds of Change
The historic community of Africatown proves its future is as rich as its soil.