Africatown Heritage House is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am – 5pm.
Phone: 251-206-5268 | 2465 Winbush St. Mobile, AL 36610
NEWS & EVENTS
2026 HERITAGE LECTURE SERIES
Africatown Heritage House is hosting its August 2026 Heritage Lecture Series event, a collection of speeches designed to touch on topics related to the Black experience, on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 5:30pm.
As a part of the August Heritage Lecture Series, the Mobile Historic Development Commission is set to meet with Africatown community members to present and options for creating a unique historical marker for homes and structures. Union Baptist Church, the Africatown Cemetery, and Yorktown Missionary Baptist Church received their Historic Mobile Banners and Shields in 2025. This meeting will be an opportunity for community homeowners to gain options on how their homes could qualify to receive historical markers.
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.
For more information on the Heritage Lecture Series, contact Jessica Fairley, Africatown Heritage House Manager, by email at j.fairley@historymuseumofmobile.com.
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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