Africatown Groundbreaking Ceremony

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May 19, 2025 represented a historical day for Mobile and the Africatown community as it hosted its long-awaited Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Africatown Welcome Center. 

This isn’t an upgrade, but a brand new center. One may wonder why such a place named Africatown in America will be receiving a welcome center. It was not until the 2020 discovery of the last known slave ship, the Clotilda was found right underneath our noses, not too far offshore from Africatown. 

Model of Welcome Center
Model of Welcome Center

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