Heritage Lecture Series feat. Scotty Kirkland
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Africatown Heritage House is hosting its November 2026 Heritage Lecture Series event, a collection of speeches designed to touch on topics related to the Black experience, on Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 5:30pm.
ABOUT THE LECTURE: For the November Heritage Lecture Series, Scotty Kirkland will present "Historic Mobile Elections, Past & Present." Drawing on years of research, writer and historian Scotty Kirkland will discuss African American contributions in several consequential elections in Mobile since World War II, highlighting their continued relevance. Topics will include how the growing Black vote shaped the municipal elections of 1949, 1953, and 1969; the controversial 1962 “9-8 Plan” and congressional redistricting; the 1974 contest in which 15 Black candidates won election to the Alabama Legislature; and how Bolden v. City of Mobile shaped voting rights for two generations.
ABOUT SCOTTY KIRKLAND: Scotty Kirkland is an award-winning writer and public historian. The author of four books, his work on Alabama and the Modern South has received research and writing awards from the Gulf South Historical Association, the Alabama Historical Association, Alabama Folklife Association, and the Lillian E. Smith Center. He is a frequent contributor to Alabama Heritage and Mobile Bay magazines and the author of monthly history columns for both Business Alabama and Alabama Living magazines. Scotty is the author of a forthcoming book on politics and race in twentieth-century Mobile, a project he began during the decade he lived and worked in the Port City.
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.
ABOUT THE LECTURE: For the November Heritage Lecture Series, Scotty Kirkland will present "Historic Mobile Elections, Past & Present." Drawing on years of research, writer and historian Scotty Kirkland will discuss African American contributions in several consequential elections in Mobile since World War II, highlighting their continued relevance. Topics will include how the growing Black vote shaped the municipal elections of 1949, 1953, and 1969; the controversial 1962 “9-8 Plan” and congressional redistricting; the 1974 contest in which 15 Black candidates won election to the Alabama Legislature; and how Bolden v. City of Mobile shaped voting rights for two generations.
ABOUT SCOTTY KIRKLAND: Scotty Kirkland is an award-winning writer and public historian. The author of four books, his work on Alabama and the Modern South has received research and writing awards from the Gulf South Historical Association, the Alabama Historical Association, Alabama Folklife Association, and the Lillian E. Smith Center. He is a frequent contributor to Alabama Heritage and Mobile Bay magazines and the author of monthly history columns for both Business Alabama and Alabama Living magazines. Scotty is the author of a forthcoming book on politics and race in twentieth-century Mobile, a project he began during the decade he lived and worked in the Port City.
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.
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2465 Wimbush St, Mobile, AL 36610, United States
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