Africatown, also known as AfricaTown USA and Plateau, is an historic community located three miles (5 km) north of downtown Mobile, Alabama. It was formed by a group of 32 West Africans , who in 1860 were bought and transported against their will in the last known illegal shipment of slaves to the United States .

Experience African American heritage when you visit the Africatown Experience In Mobile, AL. Learn about the Clotilda, take a tour and explore the museum.

Africatown, community in Mobile, Alabama, that was established by survivors of the last forced voyage of enslaved Africans to the United States. It is the only American community ever created by West Africans who had personally survived the Middle Passage.

Aug 21, 2024 · Africatown (also spelled AfricaTown and African Town) is a small Mobile neighborhood established by many of the people who arrived on the Clotilda, the last documented slave ship to reach the United States.

Africatown, also known as AfricaTown USA and Plateau, is a historic community located three miles north of downtown Mobile, Alabama. It was formed by a group of 32 West Africans, who in 1860 were bought and transported against their will in the last known illegal shipment of slaves to the United States. Photo: Graveyardwalker, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Africatown was founded by descendants of some of the enslaved people aboard the Clotilda, and it was the home to some of the last survivors of the transatlantic slave trade in the United States. The slavers burned the ship in Mobile Bay, where it was lost to history in the muddy waters of the bay until May 22, 2019, when the Alabama Historical ...

Located just north of Mobile, Alabama, Africatown was founded by formerly enslaved people from West Africa following President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. Amid the rows of shotgun houses and simple forms of mid-twentieth-century American architecture, Africatown embodies the resilience of survivors of enslavement.

The Africatown Community, located in Mobile, Alabama, is best known for its connection to the U.S. slave ship Clotilda. This community was established by the very same Africans that were enslaved and brought to the U.S. illegally aboard the Clotilda in 1860.

Is to preserve and celebrate the history and culture of Africatown and the resilience of its residents, to restore and expand the beauty, livability, and sustainability of its neighborhoods, …

Jan 18, 2020 · Located just three miles from Mobile, Alabama’s downtown is a historic community known as Africatown. It was formed by a group of West Africans aboard the Clotilda Expedition, the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to America’s shore in 1860.