Africatown Heritage House is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am – 5pm.
Phone: 251-206-5268 | 2465 Winbush St. Mobile, AL 36610
NEWS & EVENTS
NOW HIRING: AFRICATOWN HERITAGE HOUSE MANAGER
Full-Time Position. Lead daily operations, staff, tours, programs, events, and community partnerships at the Africatown Heritage House museum.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree | 2+ years supervisory experience | Strong communication & organizational skills | Event coordination experience
Benefits: Health • Dental • Vision • 401(k)
To Apply: Send cover letter, resume & references to: museumrelations@historymuseumofmobile.com
More Information + Full Job Description: https://www.historymuseumofmobile.com/job-postings
2026 HERITAGE LECTURE SERIES
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.
Media Visits to Africatown Heritage House
All media inquiries should be directed to media@clotilda.com.
Please view our Media Visit Policy and Press Kit before filling out our Media Visit Request Form.
Sponsors & Partners
AFRICATOWN HERITAGE HOUSE CONSTRUCTED BY MOBILE COUNTY COMMISSION, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF MOBILE
EXHIBITION CURATED AND OPERATED BY THE HISTORY MUSEUM OF MOBILE
Clotilda: The Exhibition at Africatown Heritage House is operated by the History Museum of Mobile, which is a non-profit entity. Gifts to the History Museum of Mobile are tax-exempt.
Phone: (251) 206-5268
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