Nick Tabor will share about his book, Africatown: America’s Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created. Joe Womack, President of C.H.E.S.S. (Clean, Healthy, Educated, Safe & Sustainable) and Dr. Kern Jackson, director of the University of South Alabama’s African American Studies program, will join Nick for a panel discussion following his presentation. Copies of Nick’s book will be available for purchase. Learn more about the book at: https://www.nicktabor.com/
Additionally, Elizabeth Theris-Boone will give an introductory presentation to the audience about the Local History & Genealogy Library in downtown Mobile. She will share the resources available through the Local History & Genealogy Library, especially related to Black history and ancestry research, as well as resources specific to Africatown.
Join us for this free event at the GulfQuest theater located at 155 Water St. Please contact Valerie Longa at vlonga@mplonline.org or via phone at 251-545-3366 for more information.
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