Africatown Heritage House is a community building in Mobile, Alabama that houses "Clotilda: The Exhibition" about the survivors and descendants of slaves transported on the Clotilda, the United States' last known slave ship, many of whom established Africatown.
History
editThe project began in 2020 by the History Museum of Mobile in consultations with the Africantown community after remnants of the Clotilda were discovered in 2019. With the partnerships of the Alabama Historical Commission, Mobile county and city, a new building was commissioned.[1][2][3][4][5] In early 2023, it was named one of National Geographic UK's best new museums in the US.[6] The exhibition opened to the public in July 2023.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Preddie, Natalie. "A New Museum Will Tell the Stories of Mobile, Alabama's Africatown Community". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Africatown Heritage House : Mobile County". www.mobilecountyal.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ Specker, Lawrence (2023-07-08). "Africatown Heritage House opening a triumph, but 'the work does go on'". al. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ Librenjak, Lisa (2022-03-04). "Africatown included in World Monument Fund, 1 of 25 heritage sites named across globe". WPMI. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Africatown museum in Alabama delayed amid shipping crunch | Chattanooga Times Free Press". www.timesfreepress.com. 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Six of the best new museums in the US for 2023". National Geographic. 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Visit "Clotilda: The Exhibition" A Testament to African Resilience, Honoring The Ship's Survivors and Their Descendants". Ebony. 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ Owens, Donna M. (2023-07-08). "A shipwreck awash in Black history takes center stage in Alabama". NBC News. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
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