Heritage Lecture Series: Creating Africatown Historic Markers
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Africatown Heritage House is hosting its August 2026 Heritage Lecture Series event, a collection of speeches designed to touch on topics related to the Black experience, on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 5:30pm.
As a part of the August Heritage Lecture Series, the Mobile Historic Development Commission is set to meet with Africatown community members to present and options for creating a unique historical marker for homes and structures. Union Baptist Church, the Africatown Cemetery, and Yorktown Missionary Baptist Church received their Historic Mobile Banners and Shields in 2025. This meeting will be an opportunity for community homeowners to gain options on how their homes could qualify to receive historical markers.
The History Museum of Mobile and Africatown Heritage House invite the public to attend this FREE Heritage Lecture Series event.
Capacity is limited and guests are required to RSVP to attend by calling (251) 206-5268.
For more information on the Heritage Lecture Series, contact Jessica Fairley, Africatown Heritage House Manager, by email at [email protected].
As a part of the August Heritage Lecture Series, the Mobile Historic Development Commission is set to meet with Africatown community members to present and options for creating a unique historical marker for homes and structures. Union Baptist Church, the Africatown Cemetery, and Yorktown Missionary Baptist Church received their Historic Mobile Banners and Shields in 2025. This meeting will be an opportunity for community homeowners to gain options on how their homes could qualify to receive historical markers.
The History Museum of Mobile and Africatown Heritage House invite the public to attend this FREE Heritage Lecture Series event.
Capacity is limited and guests are required to RSVP to attend by calling (251) 206-5268.
For more information on the Heritage Lecture Series, contact Jessica Fairley, Africatown Heritage House Manager, by email at [email protected].
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2465 Wimbush St, Mobile, AL 36610, United States
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